Varteg Hill (12 MW wind farm)
Varteg Hill is a 12 MW wind farm project in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 24 October 2017; the record was last updated on 5 December 2017.
12 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
5 December 2017record last updated
Neath Port Talbotcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 24 October 2017 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 5 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Engie
- Planning authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Planning application reference
- P2015/0859
- Turbines
- 4
- Turbine height
- 115 m
- Address (REPD)
- Varteg Wind Farm, Land South Of, Ystalyfera, Swansea
- Council area (by location)
- Neath Port Talbot
- Time to decision
- 110 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5788
Who decides
| Applications | Neath Port Talbot | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 38 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 10 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 12 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 10 of 23 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 57.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 4 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Neath Port Talbort, Neath Port Talbot.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land South of Ystalyfera | wind farm | 12 | refused | <0.1 |
| Pencaerlan Solar Farm | solar farm | 25 | application submitted | 3.5 |
| Mynydd Marchywel Wind Farm | wind farm | 10 | refused on appeal | 3.6 |
| Hirfynydd | wind farm | 18 | refused on appeal | 4.3 |
| Bryn Henllys | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 5.0 |
| Dulais Valley | wind farm | 13.5 | refused | 5.2 |
| Maesgwyn | wind farm | 26 | operational | 8.3 |
| Maesgwyn Wind Farm - extension (Phase 2) | wind farm | 7 | permission expired | 9.3 |
| Craig Y Perchych, Glais Solar farm | solar farm | 20 | approved, not built | 9.8 |
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 (51.7527, -3.7775).