Wind Turbines at Mynydd Y Glyn Wind Farm (30 MW)
Wind Turbines at Mynydd Y Glyn Wind Farm is a 30 MW wind farm project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 14 June 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 27 January 2026. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 May 2023 | Application submitted |
| 14 June 2024 | Planning permission granted |
| 14 June 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 27 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Pennant Wind Energy Ventures Limited Walters Group
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3280378
- Turbines
- 7
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Mynydd Y Glyn Wind Farm, Rhondda, Pontypridd
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Time to decision
- 55 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Mynydd Y Glyn Wind Farm, Rhondda - Wind Turbines
- REPD reference
- 9757
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrhys Wind Farm/Ferndale Power Factory | wind farm | 6.4 | operational | 2.6 |
| Abergorki Wind Farm | wind farm | 13.5 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Pant y wal | wind farm | 25 | operational | 4.0 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm | wind farm | 16 | abandoned | 4.1 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt1 | wind farm | 10 | operational | 4.1 |
| Fforch Nest Wind Farm pt2 | wind farm | 17.5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Upper Ogmore Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.2 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Mynydd Pen-y-Graig Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 4.9 |
| Werfa | wind farm | 47.5 | refused on appeal | 4.9 |
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 (51.6476, -3.4878).