Headwind Taff Ely Wind Farm (Repowering) (17.5 MW)
Headwind Taff Ely Wind Farm (Repowering) 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: planning permission expired on 8 January 2020; the record was last updated on 27 February 2020.
17.5 MWwind farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
27 February 2020record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 December 2011 | Application submitted |
| 23 April 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 January 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 17.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 27 February 2020
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Npower Renewables
- Planning authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Planning application reference
- 11/1468/10
- Turbines
- 7
- Address (REPD)
- 10 kilometres (km) north east of Bridgend
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Time to decision
- 70 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4172
Who decides
| Applications | Rhondda Cynon Taf | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taff Ely Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 0.5 |
| Mynydd Portref | wind farm | 9.4 | operational | 1.3 |
| Mynydd Portref Wind Farm extension | wind farm | 12 | operational | 1.5 |
| Trane Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 11.9 | application withdrawn | 3.2 |
| Coed Ely Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Ty’n y Waun Solar Farm (Bridgend Energy Hub) | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Pant y wal extension | wind farm | 20 | operational | 4.3 |
| Mynydd Pen-y-Graig Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt2 | wind farm | 17.5 | operational | 4.9 |
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 (51.566, -3.4693).