Pentre farm (5.5 MW solar farm)
Pentre farm is a 5.5 MW solar farm project in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 25 September 2014; the record was last updated on 19 January 2015.
5.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
19 January 2015record last updated
Carmarthenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 December 2012 | Application submitted |
| 11 March 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 September 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 19 January 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Kinetica Solar
- Planning authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Planning application reference
- S/27526
- Address (REPD)
- Pentre Farm, Llannon, Llanelli
- Council area (by location)
- Carmarthenshire
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4938
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llangennech Solar | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Tycroes Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Brynrhyd Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Clawdd Ddu PV | solar farm | 13.5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Glyngwernen Farm, Uchaf Fawr Solar Farm | solar farm | 8.4 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Brynteg Farm | solar farm | 16.2 | operational | 6.4 |
| Heol Aur, Dafen Industrial Estate | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 6.7 |
| Pen Y Cae solar farm | solar farm | 6.9 | operational | 7.2 |
| Coed Bach Park, Gwynfryn Road | rooftop solar | 15 | application submitted | 8.0 |
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 (51.7587, -4.1224).