Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt2 (17.5 MW)
Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt2 is a 17.5 MW wind farm project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 May 2013; the record was last updated on 5 June 2013.
17.5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
5 June 2013record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2006 | Application submitted |
| 4 May 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 October 2011 | Construction started |
| 24 May 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 17.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 June 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Pennant Walters
- Planning authority
- Bridgend
- Planning application reference
- 06/1842/10
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- Mynydd Maesteg and Mynydd Pwllyrhebog, Ogmore and Rhondda Valleys
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Time to decision
- 266 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3932
Who decides
| Applications | Bridgend | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (37%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 8 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | abandoned | 0.5 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt1 | wind farm | 10 | operational | 0.5 |
| Pant y wal | wind farm | 25 | operational | 0.9 |
| Mynydd Pen-y-Graig Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 2.2 |
| Pant y Wal (Extension) | wind farm | 5 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Trane Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 11.9 | application withdrawn | 2.6 |
| Pant y wal extension | wind farm | 20 | operational | 2.8 |
| Upper Ogmore Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.2 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Wind Turbines at Mynydd Y Glyn Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
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 (51.6065, -3.496).