Upper Ogmore Wind Farm (25.2 MW)
Upper Ogmore Wind Farm is a 25.2 MW wind farm project in Bridgend, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 22 September 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 February 2026. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 November 2020 | Application submitted |
| 22 September 2022 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 25.2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 February 2026
- Operator or applicant
- RES UK & Ireland Limited
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3213662
- Turbines
- 7
- Turbine height
- 150 m
- Address (REPD)
- Upper Ogmore Wind Farm & Energy Storage Facility
- Council area (by location)
- Bridgend
- Time to decision
- 98 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7a
- REPD reference
- 6620
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werfa | wind farm | 47.5 | refused on appeal | 1.4 |
| Ogmore & Garw | wind farm | 12 | refused | 2.0 |
| Pant y Wal (Extension) | wind farm | 5 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Werfa Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.3 | refused | 2.6 |
| Pant y wal | wind farm | 25 | operational | 3.4 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt1 | wind farm | 10 | operational | 4.2 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | abandoned | 4.2 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt2 | wind farm | 17.5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Wind Turbines at Mynydd Y Glyn Wind Farm | wind farm | 30 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
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 (51.6274, -3.5488).