West Hall Solar Farm (7 MW)
West Hall Solar Farm is a 7 MW solar farm project in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2014; the record was last updated on 10 May 2016.
7 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
10 May 2016record last updated
Vale of Glamorgancouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 August 2013 | Application submitted |
| 17 January 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 January 2014 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 10 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- INRG Solar
- Planning authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Planning application reference
- 2013/00724/FUL
- Site area
- 16.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land at West Hall Farm, Aberthaw, St. Athan
- Council area (by location)
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Time to decision
- 24 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2359
Who decides
| Applications | Vale of Glamorgan | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (13%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 27 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberthaw Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 249 | application submitted | 0.5 |
| Llancadle Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 1.8 |
| Aston Martin Lagonda, Llanmaes | rooftop solar | 6 | approved, not built | 2.7 |
| East Aberthaw Solar farm | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Land at Pen Onn Solar Farm | solar farm | 45 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Rosedew Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Sutton Mawr Farm | solar farm | 7.5 | operational | 6.0 |
| Sutton Mawr Solar Farm (extension) | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 6.1 |
| Lane South-East from Cowbridge | solar farm | 5 | refused | 6.2 |
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 (51.3949, -3.4049).