Cwm Derwyn Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Cwm Derwyn Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 17 March 2017; the record was last updated on 24 March 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 March 2017record last updated
Vale of Glamorgancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 4 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 17 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 March 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Kronos Solar
- Planning authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Planning application reference
- 2015/00632/FUL
- Site area
- 11.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cwm Derwyn Farm, Waycock Road, Barry, South Glamorgan
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Time to decision
- 14 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5477
Who decides
| Applications | Vale of Glamorgan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weycock Road | solar farm | 7 | operational | 0.5 |
| Sutton Mawr Solar Farm (extension) | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 0.9 |
| Sutton Mawr Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 0.9 |
| Parc Worlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 2.8 |
| Whitton Mawr | solar farm | 6 | operational | 2.9 |
| Castle Road, Burton | battery storage | 440 | application submitted | 3.0 |
| Land at Pen Onn Solar Farm | solar farm | 45 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| East Aberthaw Solar farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Port of Barry - Site 2 | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
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 (51.4162, -3.3144).