Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm (32.8 MW)
Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm is a 32.8 MW wind farm project in Swansea, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 April 2019; the record was last updated on 30 April 2019.
32.8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 April 2019record last updated
Swanseacouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2012 | Application submitted |
| 8 February 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 February 2017 | Construction started |
| 24 April 2019 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 32.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 April 2019
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Npower Renewables/ Innogy
- Planning authority
- Swansea
- Planning application reference
- 2012/1221
- Turbines
- 16
- Address (REPD)
- Swansea,
- Council area (by location)
- Swansea
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 4648
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mynydd y Gwair Wind Farm 2008/1781 | 57 | 2 September 2008 | refused 12 January 2010 |
Who decides
| Applications | Swansea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 9 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 20 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 18.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mynydd y Betws | wind farm | 34.5 | operational | 2.7 |
| Cefn Betingau Farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 5.0 |
| Abergelli Glas Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operational | 5.4 |
| Abergelli Farm, Felindre | battery storage | 250 | application submitted | 5.9 |
| Rhyd-y-Pandy Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 5.9 |
| Land at Lltty Morphil Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.5 |
| Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Gelliwern Isaf Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 6.6 |
| Solar Farm at The E/O Pontlliw | solar farm | 40 | application submitted | 6.7 |
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 (51.7492, -3.9381).