Hirddywel (27 MW wind farm)
Hirddywel is a 27 MW wind farm project in Powys, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 25 June 2010, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 30 October 2017. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 June 2010 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 27 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 30 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Planning authority
- Powys
- Planning application reference
- P/2010/0650
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- 6.5km to south east of Llanidloes, Powys
- Council area (by location)
- Powys
- REPD reference
- 4181
Who decides
| Applications | Powys | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 42 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 15 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 78.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: DECC (S36), Powys.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirddywell Windfarm | wind farm | 14.8 | application withdrawn | 1.3 |
| Fferm Wynt Llaithddu Cyf | wind farm | 66.7 | refused | 3.0 |
| Llandinam Windfarm | wind farm | 31 | operational | 3.5 |
| Garn Fach Wind Farm | wind farm | 85 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Llandinam Windfarm Repowering and Extension | wind farm | 102 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Neuadd Goch Bank Wind Farm | wind farm | 27 | appeal withdrawn | 8.3 |
| Llanbadarn Fynydd Wind Farm | wind farm | 51 | refused | 8.3 |
| Bryn titli Windfarm | wind farm | 9.9 | operational | 9.2 |
| Bryn Blaen Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 9.6 |
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 (52.4139, -3.4531).