Pentre Bach Solar Farm (20 MW)
Pentre Bach Solar Farm is a 20 MW solar farm project in Torfaen, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 9 January 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 April 2025. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 January 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy EsCo Ltd
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3239190
- Site area
- 46.7 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Pentre Bach adjacent to Pentre Lane, Cwmbran
- Council area (by location)
- Torfaen
- REPD reference
- 10038
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cwrt Henllys Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.9 |
| Eastern Site | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.9 |
| Mynydd Maen Wind Farm | wind farm | 54.6 | application submitted | 4.5 |
| Land East of Panteg Way | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 6.5 |
| Traston Road | battery storage | 20 | operational | 7.9 |
| Solutia UK Ltd | wind farm | 5 | operational | 8.2 |
| Penrhiwarwydd Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operational | 8.4 |
| Leeway House, Leeway Industrial Estate | battery storage | 20.6 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Trecelyn Wind Farm | wind farm | 20 | application submitted | 9.2 |
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 (51.6245, -3.0373).