Sutton Mawr Farm (7.5 MW solar farm)
Sutton Mawr Farm is a 7.5 MW solar farm project in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 4 March 2014; the record was last updated on 29 October 2014.
7.5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
29 October 2014record last updated
Vale of Glamorgancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 17 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 4 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 October 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy
- Planning authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Planning application reference
- 2013/00617/FUL
- Site area
- 19.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Sutton Mawr Farm, Barry, South Glamorgan
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1823
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Mawr Solar Farm (extension) | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 0.1 |
| Cwm Derwyn Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.9 |
| Weycock Road | solar farm | 7 | operational | 1.4 |
| Whitton Mawr | solar farm | 6 | operational | 2.5 |
| Land at Pen Onn Solar Farm | solar farm | 45 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Parc Worlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| East Aberthaw Solar farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Castle Road, Burton | battery storage | 440 | application submitted | 3.9 |
| Pancross & Oaklands Solar Farm | solar farm | 50 | under construction | 4.2 |
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 (51.4186, -3.327).