Melin Court (18 MW wind farm)
Melin Court is an 18 MW wind farm project in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 16 May 2018, not yet built; the record was last updated on 31 August 2022. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 7 June 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 7 June 2025, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 October 2014 | Application submitted |
| 16 May 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 7 June 2025 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 31 August 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Muirhall Energy (formerly Infinis)
- Planning authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Planning application reference
- P2014/0883
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 145 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the East of Merlin Court, Resolven
- Council area (by location)
- Neath Port Talbot
- Time to decision
- 187 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4893
Who decides
| Applications | Neath Port Talbot | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 23 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 57.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Neath Port Talbort, Neath Port Talbot.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffynnon Oer Wind Farm | wind farm | 32 | operational | 2.8 |
| Pen y Cymoedd Energy Storage | battery storage | 22 | operational | 4.6 |
| Pen Y Cymoedd | wind farm | 228 | operational | 4.6 |
| Tonmawr - Mynydd Fforch Dwm Wind Farm | wind farm | 35 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Maesgwyn | wind farm | 26 | operational | 4.9 |
| Blaencorrwg Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.3 | refused | 5.2 |
| Foel Fawr | solar farm | 5.1 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Maesgwyn Wind Farm - extension (Phase 2) | wind farm | 7 | permission expired | 5.6 |
| Dulais Valley | wind farm | 13.5 | refused | 5.6 |
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 (51.6923, -3.6666).