Pen Y Cymoedd (228 MW wind farm)
Pen Y Cymoedd is a 228 MW wind farm project in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 May 2017; the record was last updated on 4 June 2018.
228 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 June 2018record last updated
Neath Port Talbotcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 November 2009 | Application submitted |
| 18 November 2011 | Planning permission granted |
| 6 February 2014 | Construction started |
| 19 May 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 228 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall (previously Nuon Renewables)
- Planning authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Planning application reference
- P2009/1053
- Turbines
- 76
- Address (REPD)
- Land stretches from the Upper Afan Valley to end of Cynon Valley.
- Council area (by location)
- Neath Port Talbot
- Time to decision
- 104 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4595
Who decides
| Applications | Neath Port Talbot | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 23 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 57.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Neath Port Talbort, Neath Port Talbot.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pen y Cymoedd Energy Storage | battery storage | 22 | operational | <0.1 |
| Tonmawr - Mynydd Fforch Dwm Wind Farm | wind farm | 35 | approved, not built | 1.2 |
| Foel Fawr | solar farm | 5.1 | permission expired | 3.2 |
| Foel Trawsnant | wind farm | 35 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Melin Court | wind farm | 18 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Llynfi Renewable Energy Park, Land at Mynydd Caerau | wind farm | 24 | operational | 5.3 |
| Ffynnon Oer Wind Farm | wind farm | 32 | operational | 5.5 |
| Llynfi Afan Renewable Energy Park | wind farm | 6 | operational | 5.8 |
| Tylerfedwen Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 13.3 | permission expired | 6.9 |
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 (51.6555, -3.6957).