Solar Farm at The E/O Pontlliw (40 MW)
Solar Farm at The E/O Pontlliw is a 40 MW solar farm project in Swansea, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 April 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 October 2025. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 April 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Ecap Renewables
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- CAS-03127-J6W2K0
- Site area
- 50.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- The E/O Pontlliw, S/O Felindre & N/O the M4, Swansea
- Council area (by location)
- Swansea
- Name in REPD
- Penllergaer Solar Farm - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 16010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lletty Scilp Farm, Swansea North | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Land at Lltty Morphil Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 0.5 |
| Abergelli Farm, Felindre | battery storage | 250 | application submitted | 1.1 |
| Abergelli Glas Solar Farm | solar farm | 7.7 | operational | 1.6 |
| Bryntywod, Llangyfelach | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Rhyd-y-Pandy Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 1.9 |
| Gelliwern Isaf Farm | solar farm | 6 | operational | 2.2 |
| Gwenlais Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.3 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Castell Ddu Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 4.4 |
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 (51.6908, -3.9647).