Pencaerlan Solar Farm (25 MW)
Pencaerlan Solar Farm is a 25 MW solar farm project in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 April 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 4 August 2025. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 4 August 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Greentech Projects Holding UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3272424
- Site area
- 29.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the South west of Seven Sisters,
- Council area (by location)
- Neath Port Talbot
- REPD reference
- 9984
Who decides
It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance. Welsh Government (NSIP) refused 22% of 55 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 67 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirfynydd | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 3.0 |
| Land South of Ystalyfera | wind farm | 12 | refused | 3.5 |
| Varteg Hill | wind farm | 12 | refused | 3.5 |
| Dulais Valley | wind farm | 13.5 | refused | 3.7 |
| Bryn Henllys | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.4 |
| Maesgwyn | wind farm | 26 | operational | 5.9 |
| Mynydd Marchywel Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 6.2 |
| Maesgwyn Wind Farm - extension (Phase 2) | wind farm | 7 | permission expired | 6.6 |
| Maesgwyn solar farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 7.6 |
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 (51.7656, -3.7318).