Gwenlais Solar Farm (16.3 MW)
Gwenlais Solar Farm is a 16.3 MW solar farm project in Swansea, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 June 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 May 2026.
16.3 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
19 May 2026record last updated
Swanseacouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 14 March 2024 | Application submitted |
| 11 June 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 16.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 May 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Securities Group Limited
- Planning authority
- Swansea
- Planning application reference
- DNS CAS-02282-Z9M8L7
- Site area
- 32.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Ne/O Gwenlais Farm, Carmel Road, Pontlliw, Swansea
- Council area (by location)
- Swansea
- Time to decision
- 65 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Gwenlais Farm, Carmel Road - Gwenlais Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 12861
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
| Applications | Swansea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castell Ddu Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 1.0 |
| Gelliwern Isaf Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 1.8 |
| Coed Bach Park, Gwynfryn Road | rooftop solar | 15 | application submitted | 2.4 |
| Solar Farm at The E/O Pontlliw | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Land at Lltty Morphil Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 3.9 |
| Bryntywod, Llangyfelach | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Parc Solar Caenewydd | solar farm | 42 | under construction | 4.2 |
| Abergelli Farm, Felindre | battery storage | 250 | application submitted | 4.3 |
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 (51.6926, -4.0152).