Coed Bach Park, Gwynfryn Road (15 MW rooftop solar)
Coed Bach Park, Gwynfryn Road is a 15 MW rooftop solar project in Swansea, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 29 August 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 29 September 2025.
15 MWrooftop solar
application submittedstatus in REPD
29 September 2025record last updated
Swanseacouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 August 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 29 September 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Stellar Energy
- Planning authority
- Swansea
- Planning application reference
- 2025/1812/FUL
- Site area
- 0.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Coed Bach Park, Gwynfryn Road, Pontarddulais, Swansea
- Council area (by location)
- Swansea
- Name in REPD
- Coed Bach Park, Gwynfryn Road - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 19567
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castell Ddu Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 1.8 |
| Gwenlais Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.3 | approved, not built | 2.4 |
| Gelliwern Isaf Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 3.2 |
| Brynrhyd Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Solar Farm at The E/O Pontlliw | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Llangennech Solar | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Pencoed Ganol Farm, Pendderi Road | solar farm | 35 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Land at Lltty Morphil Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.7 |
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 (51.7107, -4.0352).