Dulais Valley (13.5 MW wind farm)
Dulais Valley is a 13.5 MW wind farm project in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 12 November 2013; the record was last updated on 21 January 2014.
13.5 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
21 January 2014record last updated
Neath Port Talbotcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2007 | Application submitted |
| 12 November 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 13.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 21 January 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Acciona Energy
- Planning authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Planning application reference
- P2008/0024
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Farmland based at Hirfynydd, which is situated east of Crynant and south of Seven Sisters
- Council area (by location)
- Neath Port Talbot
- Time to decision
- 337 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3974
Who decides
| Applications | Neath Port Talbot | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 23 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 57.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Neath Port Talbort, Neath Port Talbot.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirfynydd | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 0.9 |
| Maesgwyn | wind farm | 26 | operational | 3.2 |
| Pencaerlan Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Maesgwyn Wind Farm - extension (Phase 2) | wind farm | 7 | permission expired | 4.3 |
| Varteg Hill | wind farm | 12 | refused | 5.2 |
| Land South of Ystalyfera | wind farm | 12 | refused | 5.2 |
| Melin Court | wind farm | 18 | approved, not built | 5.6 |
| Mynydd Marchywel Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 5.7 |
| Maesgwyn solar farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 6.7 |
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 (51.7363, -3.7067).