Mynydd Portref Wind Farm extension (12 MW)
Mynydd Portref Wind Farm extension is a 12 MW wind farm project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2017; the record was last updated on 18 April 2017.
12 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
18 April 2017record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 June 2012 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 April 2016 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 April 2017
- Operator or applicant
- REG Windpower
- Planning authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Planning application reference
- 12/0704/10
- Turbines
- 6
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Time to decision
- 129 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4194
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 Portref | wind farm | 9.4 | operational | 0.8 |
| Taff Ely Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 1.5 |
| Headwind Taff Ely Wind Farm (Repowering) | wind farm | 17.5 | permission expired | 1.5 |
| Coed Ely Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | under construction | 2.3 |
| Dyffryn Farm, Ynysmaerdy | solar farm | 9.9 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Trane Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 11.9 | application withdrawn | 3.9 |
| Energy Centre Royal Mint | battery storage | 20 | operational | 4.1 |
| Talbot Green, Llantrisant Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Mynydd Pen-y-Graig Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 5.2 |
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 (51.5604, -3.4496).