Wauntysswg Farm, near Tredagar (30 MW solar farm)
Wauntysswg Farm, near Tredagar is a 30 MW solar farm project in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 August 2019, not yet built; the record was last updated on 24 September 2020. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 31 July 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 31 July 2024, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 July 2018 | Application submitted |
| 1 August 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 July 2024 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 24 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Elgin Energy
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3213639
- Address (REPD)
- Wauntysswg Farm, Abertysswg, Rhymney, Tredegar
- Council area (by location)
- Blaenau Gwent
- Time to decision
- 53 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6477
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manmoel Wind Farm | wind farm | 28 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Convatec Green Manufacturing Hub | wind farm | 15 | refused | 3.7 |
| Convatec Green Manufacturing Hub | solar farm | 5 | refused | 3.7 |
| Land At Cwm Bargoed | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Gelligaer 'B' Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.8 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Gelligaer 'A' Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.8 | application withdrawn | 5.0 |
| Bedlinog Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 5.6 |
| Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassau | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Rassau Industrial Estate | battery storage | 6 | under construction | 6.0 |
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 (51.7501, -3.2461).