Pencoed Ganol Farm, Pendderi Road (35 MW solar farm)
Pencoed Ganol Farm, Pendderi Road is a 35 MW solar farm project in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 11 November 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 2 March 2026. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 November 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 35 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 2 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Windel Solar 11 Limited
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- CAS-04012-T8Y8D2
- Site area
- 50.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Pencoed Ganol Farm, Pendderi Road, Llanelli, Dyfed
- Council area (by location)
- Carmarthenshire
- Name in REPD
- Pencoed Ganol Farm, Pendderi Road - Solar Panels
- REPD reference
- 18181
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heol Aur, Dafen Industrial Estate | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Glyngwernen Farm, Uchaf Fawr Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.4 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| Llangennech Solar | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Castell Ddu Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 5.2 |
| Coed Bach Park, Gwynfryn Road | rooftop solar | 15 | application submitted | 5.6 |
| Gwenlais Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.3 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| Brynteg Farm | solar farm | 16.2 | operational | 6.3 |
| Parc Solar Caenewydd | solar farm | 42 | under construction | 6.9 |
| Gelliwern Isaf Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 7.8 |
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 (51.6813, -4.1016).