Parc Cynog (5 MW solar farm)
Parc Cynog is a 5 MW solar farm project in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 March 2016; the record was last updated on 1 April 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 April 2016record last updated
Carmarthenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 10 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 24 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Planning authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Planning application reference
- W/32580
- Site area
- 10.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Parc Cynog, Pendine, Carms
- Council area (by location)
- Carmarthenshire
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5499
Who decides
| Applications | Carmarthenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 61 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 5 of 34 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 14 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 13 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parc Cynog Extension | wind farm | 8.4 | operational | <0.1 |
| MOD Pendine, Llanmiloe | battery storage | 8.8 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
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 (51.7592, -4.5337).