Tycroes Solar Farm (40 MW)
Tycroes Solar Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 12 August 2021, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 October 2021. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 June 2020 | Application submitted |
| 12 August 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 12 August 2026 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 October 2021
- Operator or applicant
- Spring Dev 2
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3227364
- Address (REPD)
- Land to the east of the A48 and Land to the south west of Tycroes, Carmarthenshire
- Council area (by location)
- Carmarthenshire
- Time to decision
- 62 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 7469
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clawdd Ddu PV | solar farm | 13.5 | operational | 0.9 |
| Pen Y Cae solar farm | solar farm | 6.9 | operational | 2.1 |
| Brynrhyd Solar Farm | solar farm | 36 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Saron Road solar park | solar farm | 6.7 | operational | 3.2 |
| Pentre farm | solar farm | 5.5 | operational | 5.3 |
| Llangennech Solar | solar farm | 29.9 | approved, not built | 7.1 |
| Coed Bach Park, Gwynfryn Road | rooftop solar | 15 | application submitted | 7.1 |
| Cefn Betingau Farm | solar farm | 9 | operational | 7.7 |
| Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm | wind farm | 32.8 | operational | 8.2 |
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 (51.7738, -4.0502).