Convatec Green Manufacturing Hub (15 MW wind farm)
Convatec Green Manufacturing Hub is a 15 MW wind farm project in Caerphilly, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 19 November 2025; the record was last updated on 19 January 2026. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 April 2025 | Application submitted |
| 19 November 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 19 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Convatec Limited
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- CAS-02977-Y9F1W7
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Unit 1 - 2 Heads Of The Valleys Industrial Estate, Rhymney, Tredegar
- Council area (by location)
- Caerphilly
- Time to decision
- 33 weeks
- REPD reference
- 15554
The scheme also includes 5 MW of solar farm, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
Who decides
It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance. Welsh Government (NSIP) refused 22% of 55 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 67 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land At Cwm Bargoed | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.4 |
| Pen March Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | refused | 3.1 |
| Wauntysswg Farm, near Tredagar | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 3.7 |
| Merthyr Common | wind farm | 24.3 | refused | 4.1 |
| Gelligaer 'A' Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.8 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Gelligaer 'B' Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.8 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Bedlinog Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassau | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
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 (51.7627, -3.2954).