Maes Mawr Solar (30 MW)
Maes Mawr Solar is a 30 MW solar farm project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 June 2026; the record was last updated on 10 July 2026. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2026 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 10 July 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo Ltd
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3282038
- Site area
- 40.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Farmland between Church Village and Treforest Industrial Est, Church Village bypass (A473)
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Time to decision
- 55 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 9981
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound Farm Lane | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Berthlwyd Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.3 |
| Twyn Hywel Wind Farm | wind farm | 92.4 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Solar Array at Bryntail Road | solar farm | 39.9 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Cwm Ivor Penyrheol Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Llanwonno Wind Farm | battery storage | 30 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Llanwonno Wind Farm | wind farm | 30.4 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Llanwonno Wind Farm | solar farm | 30.7 | application submitted | 5.3 |
| Talbot Green, Llantrisant Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
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 (51.5644, -3.2962).