Lluest y Gwynt Wind Farm (50.4 MW)
Lluest y Gwynt Wind Farm is a 50.4 MW wind farm project in Ceredigion, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 October 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 5 June 2026. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 October 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 50.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 5 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft UK/Eco2
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3246727
- Turbines
- 12
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Close to the village of Ponterwyd, east of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
- Council area (by location)
- Ceredigion
- REPD reference
- 7864
Who decides
It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance. Welsh Government (NSIP) refused 22% of 55 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 67 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mynydd y Gwynt Wind Farm | wind farm | 89.1 | refused on appeal | 6.6 |
| Cefn Croes Wind Farm | wind farm | 58.5 | operational | 6.9 |
| Bryn Du | wind farm | 16.4 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (52.4567, -3.806).