Y Bryn Wind Farm (130 MW)
Y Bryn Wind Farm is a 130 MW wind farm project in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 21 November 2025; the record was last updated on 19 January 2026. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 December 2023 | Application submitted |
| 21 November 2025 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 130 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 19 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- ESB / Coriolis Energy
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3264571
- Turbines
- 18
- Turbine height
- 250 m
- Address (REPD)
- Ffordd y Frenhines, Margam,
- Council area (by location)
- Neath Port Talbot
- Time to decision
- 100 weeks
- REPD reference
- 10036
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Brombil Wind Farm | wind farm | 8 | operational | 2.7 |
| Rhydypandy Road, Morriston | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Pant-Y-Moch Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.9 |
| Foel Trawsnant | wind farm | 35 | approved, not built | 4.0 |
| Tylerfedwen Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 13.3 | permission expired | 6.5 |
| Foel Fawr | solar farm | 5.1 | permission expired | 6.9 |
| Pen Y Cymoedd | wind farm | 228 | operational | 7.1 |
| Pen y Cymoedd Energy Storage | battery storage | 22 | operational | 7.1 |
| Tonmawr - Mynydd Fforch Dwm Wind Farm | wind farm | 35 | approved, not built | 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 (51.5919, -3.7097).