Mynydd Pen-y-Graig Wind Farm (15 MW)
Mynydd Pen-y-Graig Wind Farm is a 15 MW wind farm project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 17 August 2016; the record was last updated on 1 September 2016.
15 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
1 September 2016record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 17 August 2016 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 1 September 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Ventient (formerly Infinis)
- Planning authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Planning application reference
- 15/0831/10
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine height
- 115 m
- Address (REPD)
- Mynydd Penygraig, Pen-y-Graig, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- REPD reference
- 5481
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trane Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 11.9 | application withdrawn | 1.3 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt1 | wind farm | 10 | operational | 2.1 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | abandoned | 2.1 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt2 | wind farm | 17.5 | operational | 2.2 |
| Pant y wal | wind farm | 25 | operational | 2.9 |
| Taff Ely Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 4.1 |
| Pant y wal extension | wind farm | 20 | operational | 4.5 |
| Headwind Taff Ely Wind Farm (Repowering) | wind farm | 17.5 | permission expired | 4.5 |
| Pant y Wal (Extension) | wind farm | 5 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
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 (51.6063, -3.4646).