Woden Park (5 MW solar farm)
Woden Park is a 5 MW solar farm project in Cardiff, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 March 2014; the record was last updated on 26 August 2014.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 August 2014record last updated
Cardiffcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 December 2012 | Application submitted |
| 18 March 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 26 March 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 August 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Caerau Solar IQ
- Planning authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Planning application reference
- 2012/01285/FUL
- Site area
- 6.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Cwrt Yr Ala Road, Michaelston-Le-Pit, Dinas Powys, South Glamorgan, CF5
- Council area (by location)
- Cardiff
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2096
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brynwell Farm | solar farm | 21 | approved, not built | 0.9 |
| Vianshill Farm, Parc Dyffryn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 65 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Biglis Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.0 |
| Parc Worlton Solar Farm | solar farm | 42 | approved, not built | 5.2 |
| Sully Moors Road | battery storage | 50 | approved, not built | 6.2 |
| Whitton Mawr | solar farm | 6 | operational | 6.3 |
| Pen Y Maes, Ashby Road | battery storage | 50 | refused | 6.5 |
| Weycock Road | solar farm | 7 | operational | 7.1 |
| Castle Road, Burton | battery storage | 440 | application submitted | 7.4 |
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 (51.4679, -3.2432).