Land At Cwm Bargoed (5 MW solar farm)
Land At Cwm Bargoed is a 5 MW solar farm project in Caerphilly, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 20 January 2016; the record was last updated on 24 March 2017.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 March 2017record last updated
Caerphillycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 17 September 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 November 2015 | Construction started |
| 20 January 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 March 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Kronos Solar/ Vogt Solar
- Planning authority
- Caerphilly
- Planning application reference
- P/15/0169
- Site area
- 15.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Cwm Bargoed, West of, Fochriw Road, Cwmbargoed, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan
- Council area (by location)
- Caerphilly
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5292
Who decides
| Applications | Caerphilly | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 14 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (29%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 7 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convatec Green Manufacturing Hub | wind farm | 15 | refused | 2.4 |
| Convatec Green Manufacturing Hub | solar farm | 5 | refused | 2.4 |
| Gelligaer 'A' Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.8 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Gelligaer 'B' Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.8 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Pen March Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | refused | 3.8 |
| Bedlinog Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
| Merthyr Common | wind farm | 24.3 | refused | 4.7 |
| Wauntysswg Farm, near Tredagar | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Tir Nyth Soalr Park | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.4 |
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 (51.7461, -3.3172).