Coal Pit Lane (5.3 MW solar)
Coal Pit Lane is a 5.3 MW solar project in Newport, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 13 October 2014; the record was last updated on 23 November 2014.
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application withdrawnstatus in REPD
23 November 2014record last updated
Newportcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 13 October 2014 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- solar
- Capacity
- 5.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 23 November 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Phoenix Capital R-Energy Ltd
- Planning authority
- Newport
- Planning application reference
- 14/0531
- Address (REPD)
- Land Between M4 And Channel View, Castleton, Cardiff
- Council area (by location)
- Newport
- REPD reference
- 2322
Who decides
| Applications | Newport | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (23%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 4 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 20.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wentlooge Renewable Energy Hub | solar farm | 125 | appeal lodged | 3.1 |
| Lamby Way Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operational | 5.9 |
| Ipswich Road, Cardiff | battery storage | 93 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Rover Way, Splott Energy Park & Data Centre | battery storage | 1,000 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Uskmouth Power Station, West Nash Road | battery storage | 120 | under construction | 8.8 |
| Traston Road | battery storage | 20 | operational | 8.8 |
| Cwrt Henllys Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.8 |
| Solutia UK Ltd | wind farm | 5 | operational | 9.0 |
| Uskmouth Power Station | battery storage | 230 | under construction | 9.6 |
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 (51.542, -3.0873).