Esgair Cwmowen (47.5 MW wind farm)
Esgair Cwmowen is a 47.5 MW wind farm project in Powys, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 21 May 2010, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 3 October 2018. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 21 May 2010 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 47.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Pennant Walters
- Planning authority
- Powys
- Planning application reference
- P/2010/0890
- Turbines
- 19
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Esgair Cwmowen Nr Carno
- Council area (by location)
- Powys
- REPD reference
- 4728
Who decides
| Applications | Powys | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 42 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 15 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 78.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: DECC (S36), Powys.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Waun Fawr Wind Farm | wind farm | 37.5 | application withdrawn | 5.4 |
| Mynydd Clogau Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Mynydd Clogau Wind Farm - Extension | wind farm | 16 | application withdrawn | 5.7 |
| Tirgwynt | wind farm | 24.6 | operational | 6.8 |
| Mynydd Yr Hendre Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.1 | refused | 7.7 |
| Esgair Cwmowen | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 8.8 |
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 (52.6204, -3.3796).