Rhigos Road Solar Farm (9.9 MW)
Rhigos Road Solar Farm is a 9.9 MW solar farm project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 August 2025; the record was last updated on 20 February 2026.
9.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
20 February 2026record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 November 2023 | Application submitted |
| 13 June 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 August 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Regener8 Power / Environmena
- Planning authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Planning application reference
- 23/0820/10
- Site area
- 16.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Rhigos Road, Hirwaun, Aberdare
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Time to decision
- 29 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Rhigos Road - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 11384
Who decides
| Applications | Rhondda Cynon Taf | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirwaun Stor Generation | battery storage | 21.8 | operational | 0.4 |
| Cefn Farm, Mount Road | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Bryngolwg Farm, Hirwaun Solar farm | solar farm | 8.9 | operational | 0.7 |
| Hendre Fawr Farm | solar farm | 11.6 | operational | 3.2 |
| Hirwaun Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | refused on appeal | 3.8 |
| Mynydd Bwllfa Wind Farm - Resubmission | wind farm | 22.5 | operational | 3.8 |
| Mynydd Bwllfa solar farm | solar farm | 7.5 | permission expired | 4.1 |
| Maerdy | wind farm | 24 | operational | 5.1 |
| Blaencorrwg Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.3 | refused | 5.4 |
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 (51.7403, -3.5453).