Pant y wal (25 MW wind farm)
Pant y wal is a 25 MW wind farm project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 June 2013; the record was last updated on 3 June 2013.
25 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
3 June 2013record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2006 | Application submitted |
| 26 April 2006 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 May 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 May 2011 | Appeal allowed |
| 1 April 2012 | Construction started |
| 1 June 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 June 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Pennant Wind Energy Ventures (PWEV)
- Planning authority
- Bridgend
- Planning application reference
- P/06/417/FUL
- Turbines
- 10
- Turbine height
- 115 m
- Address (REPD)
- Mynydd Maesteg, Mynydd Pwlle yr Helog, Ogmore Vale, Rhondda Valley
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Time to decision
- 266 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4039
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt1 | wind farm | 10 | operational | 0.7 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | abandoned | 0.7 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt2 | wind farm | 17.5 | operational | 0.9 |
| Pant y Wal (Extension) | wind farm | 5 | approved, not built | 1.9 |
| Mynydd Pen-y-Graig Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 2.9 |
| Pant y wal extension | wind farm | 20 | operational | 3.1 |
| Upper Ogmore Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.2 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Trane Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 11.9 | application withdrawn | 3.5 |
| Wind Turbines at Mynydd Y Glyn Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
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 (51.6129, -3.505).