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Llwyncelyn Wind Farm (7.2 MW)

Llwyncelyn Wind Farm is a 7.2 MW wind farm project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 1 August 2018, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 2 October 2018. 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.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

7.2 MWwind farm
application submittedmay be out of datestatus in REPD
2 October 2018record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area

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

DateStage
1 August 2018Application submitted

Project details

Technology
wind farm
Capacity
7.2 MW
Status (REPD)
application submitted
Record last updated
2 October 2018
Operator or applicant
Cenin Renewables
Planning authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Planning application reference
18/0877/10
Turbines
2
Turbine height
139 m
Address (REPD)
Llwyncelyn Farm, Hafod Lane, Porth,
Council area (by location)
Rhondda Cynon Taf
REPD reference
6725

Earlier applications for this site

ApplicationMWSubmittedOutcome
Llwyncelyn Wind Farm 15/1635/10523 December 2015replaced by a revised application

Who decides

ApplicationsRhondda Cynon TafUK
Decided applications (solar, wind, battery)3410,236
Refused5 (15%)19%
Solar refused0 of 1312%
Onshore wind refused3 of 1545%
Battery storage refused2 of 616%
Median time from submission to decision28.9 weeks17.0 weeks
Appeals lodged / allowed0 / 2—

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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 (51.626, -3.3936).