Craig y Perthi Solar Farm (99.9 MW)
Craig y Perthi Solar Farm is a 99.9 MW solar farm project in Newport, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 21 October 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 |
|---|---|
| 11 April 2024 | Application submitted |
| 21 October 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 99.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 19 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- JBM Solar Projects Limited
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3279787
- Site area
- 240.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Btw M4 and the Railway, Near Llanwern, Underwood & Bishston, Newport
- Council area (by location)
- Newport
- Time to decision
- 80 weeks
- REPD reference
- 12997
The scheme also includes battery storage, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Llanwern Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 75 | operational | 2.9 |
| Land North West of Magor Service Station | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.4 |
| Abertillery Wind farm | wind farm | 39.6 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Rush Wall Solar Park | solar farm | 75 | appeal lodged | 4.5 |
| Leeway House, Leeway Industrial Estate | battery storage | 20.6 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Solutia UK Ltd | wind farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Traston Road | battery storage | 20 | operational | 5.9 |
| Uskmouth Power Station | battery storage | 230 | under construction | 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 (51.5848, -2.8855).