Talbot Green, Llantrisant Solar Farm (9.9 MW)
Talbot Green, Llantrisant 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: approved on 25 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 20 February 2026.
9.9 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
20 February 2026record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 25 April 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 25 April 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 9.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 20 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Windel Energy
- Planning authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Planning application reference
- 22/1413/10
- Site area
- 19.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Talbot Green, Llantrisant
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Time to decision
- 72 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- Name in REPD
- Talbot Green, Llantrisant - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9772
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Centre Royal Mint | battery storage | 20 | operational | 0.2 |
| Dyffryn Farm, Ynysmaerdy | solar farm | 9.9 | application submitted | 0.8 |
| Coed Ely Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | under construction | 2.5 |
| Mynydd Portref Wind Farm extension | wind farm | 12 | operational | 4.3 |
| Mynydd Portref | wind farm | 9.4 | operational | 4.9 |
| Berthlwyd Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Taff Ely Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 5.5 |
| Headwind Taff Ely Wind Farm (Repowering) | wind farm | 17.5 | permission expired | 5.7 |
| Pound Farm Lane | battery storage | 200 | application submitted | 6.3 |
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 (51.5543, -3.3887).