Port of Barry - Site 2 (5 MW solar farm)
Port of Barry - Site 2 is a 5 MW solar farm project in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 April 2015; the record was last updated on 24 October 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
24 October 2016record last updated
Vale of Glamorgancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 18 February 2013 | Application submitted |
| 15 January 2015 | Construction started |
| 15 April 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 16 April 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 24 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Associated British Ports (ABP)
- Planning authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Planning application reference
- 2015/00173/FUL
- Site area
- 16.5 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Atlantic Way, Port of Barry, Barry
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Time to decision
- 112 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Port of Barry - Site 2
- REPD reference
- 5605
Who decides
| Applications | Vale of Glamorgan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Road, Burton | battery storage | 440 | application submitted | 1.7 |
| Sully Moors Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Pen Y Maes, Ashby Road | battery storage | 50 | refused | 3.0 |
| Biglis Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Weycock Road | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.4 |
| Cwm Derwyn Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
| Sutton Mawr Solar Farm (extension) | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 5.6 |
| Sutton Mawr Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 5.6 |
| Parc Worlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
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 (51.3962, -3.2543).