Llancadle Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Llancadle Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 December 2015; the record was last updated on 26 May 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 May 2020record last updated
Vale of Glamorgancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 December 2014 | Application submitted |
| 15 May 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 September 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 December 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 May 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Llancadle Solar Farm Ltd
- Planning authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Planning application reference
- 2014/01490/FUL
- Site area
- 12.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Llancadle Farm, Llancadle, Barry, South Glamorgan
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4940
Who decides
| Applications | Vale of Glamorgan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hall Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 1.8 |
| East Aberthaw Solar farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Land at Pen Onn Solar Farm | solar farm | 45 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Aberthaw Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 249 | application submitted | 2.3 |
| Aston Martin Lagonda, Llanmaes | rooftop solar | 6 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Sutton Mawr Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Sutton Mawr Solar Farm (extension) | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 4.4 |
| Cwm Derwyn Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Lane South-East from Cowbridge | solar farm | 5 | refused | 5.2 |
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 (51.4066, -3.3862).