Lamby Way Solar Farm (8.9 MW)
Lamby Way Solar Farm is an 8.9 MW solar farm project in Cardiff, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 May 2020; the record was last updated on 12 January 2021.
8.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
12 January 2021record last updated
Cardiffcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 February 2019 | Application submitted |
| 10 May 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 November 2019 | Construction started |
| 1 May 2020 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 8.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 12 January 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Cardiff Council
- Planning authority
- Cardiff
- Planning application reference
- 19/00397/MJR
- Site area
- 16.9 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Former Lamby Way landfill site, Lamby Way, Rumney, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
- Council area (by location)
- Cardiff
- Time to decision
- 11 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6660
Who decides
| Applications | Cardiff | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 9.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rover Way, Splott Energy Park & Data Centre | battery storage | 1,000 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Ipswich Road, Cardiff | battery storage | 93 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Coal Pit Lane | solar | 5.3 | application withdrawn | 5.9 |
| Wentlooge Renewable Energy Hub | solar farm | 125 | appeal lodged | 7.0 |
| Brynwell Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 7.9 |
| Woden Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.6 |
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 (51.4942, -3.126).