Coed Ely Solar Farm (6 MW)
Coed Ely Solar Farm is a 6 MW solar farm project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 December 2024; the record was last updated on 1 April 2025.
6 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
1 April 2025record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2023 | Application submitted |
| 5 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2024 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council
- Planning authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Planning application reference
- 23/0994/08
- Site area
- 16.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Former Coedely Colliery, Off A4119, Tonyrefail
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Coed Ely - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 13791
Who decides
| Applications | Rhondda Cynon Taf | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyffryn Farm, Ynysmaerdy | solar farm | 9.9 | application submitted | 2.0 |
| Mynydd Portref Wind Farm extension | wind farm | 12 | operational | 2.3 |
| Energy Centre Royal Mint | battery storage | 20 | operational | 2.3 |
| Talbot Green, Llantrisant Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Mynydd Portref | wind farm | 9.4 | operational | 3.1 |
| Taff Ely Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 3.2 |
| Headwind Taff Ely Wind Farm (Repowering) | wind farm | 17.5 | permission expired | 3.5 |
| Trane Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 11.9 | application withdrawn | 4.3 |
| Mynydd Pen-y-Graig Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |
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 (51.5671, -3.4186).