Cwmcaesingrug Farm (10 MW solar farm)
Cwmcaesingrug Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in Caerphilly, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 2 March 2015; the record was last updated on 30 September 2015.
10 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 September 2015record last updated
Caerphillycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 8 August 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 2 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Kronos Solar
- Planning authority
- Caerphilly
- Planning application reference
- 14/0276/FULL
- Site area
- 20.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cwmcaesingrug Farm Mynyddislwyn Mountain Road Mynyddislwyn Blackwood NP12 2BG
- Council area (by location)
- Caerphilly
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1985
Who decides
| Applications | Caerphilly | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 7 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrhiwarwydd Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operational | 0.8 |
| Trecelyn Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm, Maes-Yr-Haf Lane | battery storage | 28 | application submitted | 4.3 |
| Cwrt Henllys Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.4 |
| Cwm Ivor Penyrheol Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 6.9 |
| Mynydd Llanhilleth Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | application submitted | 7.2 |
| Hendai Farm | solar farm | 13.4 | operational | 8.6 |
| Pentre Bach Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | application submitted | 9.2 |
| Twyn Hywel Wind Farm | wind farm | 92.4 | approved, not built | 9.5 |
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 (51.6351, -3.1698).