Maerdy (24 MW wind farm)
Maerdy is a 24 MW wind farm project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 August 2013; the record was last updated on 26 June 2014.
24 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 June 2014record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 September 2006 | Application submitted |
| 10 February 2008 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 July 2012 | Construction started |
| 31 August 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 June 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat UK Wind
- Planning authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Planning application reference
- 11/0198/10
- Turbines
- 8
- Address (REPD)
- land NW of Maerdy and NE of Treherbert, Rhigos
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Time to decision
- 75 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4138
Who decides
| Applications | Rhondda Cynon Taf | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Bwllfa Wind Farm - Resubmission | wind farm | 22.5 | operational | 2.0 |
| Hirwaun Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | refused on appeal | 2.0 |
| Abergorki Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.5 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Mynydd Bwllfa solar farm | solar farm | 7.5 | permission expired | 2.8 |
| Rhigos Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | under construction | 5.1 |
| Blaencorrwg Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.3 | refused | 5.2 |
| Hirwaun Stor Generation | battery storage | 21.8 | operational | 5.3 |
| Cefn Farm, Mount Road | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Bryngolwg Farm, Hirwaun Solar farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operational | 5.7 |
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 (51.6978, -3.5179).