Trecelyn Wind Farm (20 MW)
Trecelyn Wind Farm is a 20 MW wind farm project in Caerphilly, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 13 June 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 May 2025. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 June 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 7 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Pennant Walters Limited
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS CAS-02114-J9X4S6
- Turbines
- 4
- Turbine height
- 145 m
- Address (REPD)
- E/O Newbridge, Twyn Road, Newport
- Council area (by location)
- Caerphilly
- REPD reference
- 12023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pant-Ysgawen Farm, Maes-Yr-Haf Lane | battery storage | 28 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| Cwmcaesingrug Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 3.7 |
| Mynydd Llanhilleth Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | application submitted | 3.7 |
| Penrhiwarwydd Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | operational | 3.7 |
| Arail Farm Road | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 6.3 |
| Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm | solar farm | 14 | operational | 6.7 |
| Cwrt Henllys Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.0 |
| Mynydd Maen Wind Farm | wind farm | 54.6 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Mynydd Carn Wind Farm | wind farm | 34 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
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 (51.666, -3.1518).