Pant y wal extension (20 MW wind farm)
Pant y wal extension is a 20 MW wind farm project in Bridgend, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 May 2017; the record was last updated on 21 August 2017.
20 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
21 August 2017record last updated
Bridgendcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 April 2014 | Application submitted |
| 2 April 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 March 2016 | Construction started |
| 1 May 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 21 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Pennant Walters (PYWX)
- Planning authority
- Bridgend
- Planning application reference
- P/14/293/FUL
- Turbines
- 8
- Turbine height
- 125 m
- Address (REPD)
- Mynydd Maesteg, Mynydd Pwlle yr Helog, Ogmore Vale, Rhondda Valley
- Council area (by location)
- Bridgend
- Time to decision
- 48 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4409
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 (Extension) | wind farm | 5 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt2 | wind farm | 17.5 | operational | 2.8 |
| Pant y wal | wind farm | 25 | operational | 3.1 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | abandoned | 3.3 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt1 | wind farm | 10 | operational | 3.3 |
| Trane Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 11.9 | application withdrawn | 4.1 |
| Headwind Taff Ely Wind Farm (Repowering) | wind farm | 17.5 | permission expired | 4.3 |
| Taff Ely Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 4.4 |
| Mynydd Pen-y-Graig Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 4.5 |
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 (51.5872, -3.522).