Pant y Wal (Extension) (5 MW wind farm)
Pant y Wal (Extension) is a 5 MW wind farm project in Bridgend, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 February 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 16 August 2023.
5 MWwind farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
16 August 2023record last updated
Bridgendcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 January 2020 | Application submitted |
| 9 February 2023 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 February 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 16 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Pennant Walters
- Planning authority
- Bridgend
- Planning application reference
- P/20/42/FUL
- Turbines
- 2
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Pant y Wal Wind Farm, Ogmore, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
- Council area (by location)
- Bridgend
- Time to decision
- 160 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6652
Who decides
| Applications | Bridgend | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (37%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 8 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 6 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pant y wal | wind farm | 25 | operational | 1.9 |
| Pant y wal extension | wind farm | 20 | operational | 2.3 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt2 | wind farm | 17.5 | operational | 2.5 |
| Upper Ogmore Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.2 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt1 | wind farm | 10 | operational | 2.6 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | abandoned | 2.6 |
| Werfa | wind farm | 47.5 | refused on appeal | 4.0 |
| Ogmore & Garw | wind farm | 12 | refused | 4.4 |
| Mynydd Pen-y-Graig Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 4.6 |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 (51.607, -3.5315).