Nant Carfan Wind Farm (20.8 MW)
Nant Carfan Wind Farm is a 20.8 MW wind farm project in Powys, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 23 May 2002; the record was last updated on 9 December 2003.
20.8 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
9 December 2003record last updated
Powyscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 April 1999 | Application submitted |
| 23 May 2002 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 9 December 2003
- Operator or applicant
- Powergen Renewables Developments Ltd
- Planning authority
- Powys
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Machynlleth Powys
- Council area (by location)
- Powys
- Time to decision
- 161 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2560
Who decides
| Applications | Powys | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 42 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 15 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 78.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: DECC (S36), Powys.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnedd Wen Wind Farm | wind farm | 150 | application withdrawn | 3.0 |
| Cemmaes 'C' Wind Farm | wind farm | 15.3 | operational | 4.1 |
| Cemmaes 3 Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | appeal withdrawn | 8.9 |
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 (52.6586, -3.6218).