Pen Y Cae solar farm (6.9 MW)
Pen Y Cae solar farm is a 6.9 MW solar farm project in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 March 2015; the record was last updated on 2 May 2017.
6.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
2 May 2017record last updated
Carmarthenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 April 2013 | Application submitted |
| 19 September 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 3 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 26 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 May 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Rockfire Capital
- Planning authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Planning application reference
- E/28086
- Site area
- 21.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Pen Y Cae, Saron, Ammanford, Dyfed
- Council area (by location)
- Carmarthenshire
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1781
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saron Road solar park | solar farm | 6.7 | operational | 1.1 |
| Clawdd Ddu PV | solar farm | 13.5 | operational | 1.9 |
| Tycroes Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 2.1 |
| Brynrhyd Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Cefn Betingau Farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 5.9 |
| Mynydd y Betws | wind farm | 34.5 | operational | 7.1 |
| Pentre farm | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 7.2 |
| Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm | wind farm | 32.8 | operational | 7.6 |
| Coed Bach Park, Gwynfryn Road | rooftop solar | 15 | application submitted | 8.5 |
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 (51.7874, -4.0291).