Mynydd Carn Wind Farm (34 MW)
Mynydd Carn Wind Farm is a 34 MW wind farm project in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 March 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 February 2026. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 November 2022 | Application submitted |
| 11 March 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 34 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Pennant Walters
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3270299
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Mynydd Carn, Y Cefn, Abertillery
- Council area (by location)
- Blaenau Gwent
- Time to decision
- 68 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 9018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 1.3 |
| Arail Farm Road | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 1.8 |
| Pendragon Fach Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.2 | refused on appeal | 3.3 |
| Mynydd Llanhilleth Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | application submitted | 4.1 |
| Manmoel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Mynydd James Wind Farm | wind farm | 31.2 | application withdrawn | 4.8 |
| Wauntysswg Farm, near Tredagar | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm, Maes-Yr-Haf Lane | battery storage | 28 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Trecelyn Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | application submitted | 7.8 |
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 (51.7361, -3.1502).