Castell Ddu Solar Farm (5 MW)
Castell Ddu Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Swansea, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 14 January 2019; the record was last updated on 18 March 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
18 March 2020record last updated
Swanseacouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 14 January 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 January 2019 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Caledon Partners (Solar Power Parks)
- Planning authority
- Swansea
- Planning application reference
- 2015/1786
- Site area
- 6.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land associated with Castell D, Castell Ddu Road, Pontarddulais
- Council area (by location)
- Swansea
- Time to decision
- 18 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5675
Who decides
| Applications | Swansea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwenlais Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.3 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Coed Bach Park, Gwynfryn Road | rooftop solar | 15 | application submitted | 1.8 |
| Gelliwern Isaf Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 2.6 |
| Solar Farm at The E/O Pontlliw | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Parc Solar Caenewydd | solar farm | 42 | under construction | 4.6 |
| Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Land at Lltty Morphil Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 4.9 |
| Bryntywod, Llangyfelach | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Abergelli Farm, Felindre | battery storage | 250 | application submitted | 5.2 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.6949, -4.0289).