Gelligaer 'A' Wind Farm (9.8 MW)
Gelligaer 'A' Wind Farm is a 9.8 MW wind farm project in Caerphilly, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 26 June 2002; the record was last updated on 26 June 2002.
9.8 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
26 June 2002record last updated
Caerphillycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 August 1999 | Application submitted |
| 26 June 2002 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 9.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 26 June 2002
- Operator or applicant
- South Wales Power / SWALEC
- Planning authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Planning application reference
- P/99/0295
- Address (REPD)
- Gelligaer 'A' Wind Farm Mynydd Fochriw Fochriw Mid Glamorgan
- Council area (by location)
- Caerphilly
- REPD reference
- 2642
Who decides
Merthyr Tydfil has 5 decided solar, wind or battery applications in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelligaer 'B' Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.8 | application withdrawn | <0.1 |
| Bedlinog Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 1.1 |
| Land At Cwm Bargoed | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.7 |
| Tir Nyth Soalr Park | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.0 |
| Convatec Green Manufacturing Hub | wind farm | 15 | refused | 4.5 |
| Convatec Green Manufacturing Hub | solar farm | 5 | refused | 4.5 |
| Wauntysswg Farm, near Tredagar | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Hendai Farm | solar farm | 13.4 | operational | 5.7 |
| Pen March Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | refused | 6.5 |
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 (51.723, -3.3043).