Foel Trawsnant (35 MW wind farm)
Foel Trawsnant is a 35 MW wind farm project in Bridgend, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 25 November 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 October 2023.
35 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
31 October 2023record last updated
Bridgendcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 25 November 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 June 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 October 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Pennant Walters Ltd
- Planning authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Planning application reference
- P2014/0825
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 145 m
- Address (REPD)
- Foel Trawsnant, Bryn, Port Talbot
- Council area (by location)
- Bridgend
- Time to decision
- 370 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR5
- REPD reference
- 4764
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foel Fawr | solar farm | 5.1 | permission expired | 3.0 |
| Pen Y Cymoedd | wind farm | 228 | operational | 3.5 |
| Pen y Cymoedd Energy Storage | battery storage | 22 | operational | 3.5 |
| Y Bryn Wind Farm | wind farm | 130 | refused | 4.0 |
| Tonmawr - Mynydd Fforch Dwm Wind Farm | wind farm | 35 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Llynfi Renewable Energy Park, Land at Mynydd Caerau | wind farm | 24 | operational | 5.0 |
| Llynfi Afan Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 6 | operational | 5.3 |
| Pant-Y-Moch Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.1 |
| Mynydd Brombil Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 6.2 |
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 (51.6244, -3.6851).