The project

Glyn Taff Solar Farm to the east of Pontypridd, will provide 39.9 Megawatt peak (MWp) of clean, zero-carbon, renewable energy, equivalent to providing enough power to meet the annual electricity needs of approximately 12,000 homes.

The operational life of the development would be 35 years, providing approximately 18,000 tonnes of carbon emissions savings and significant improvement to biodiversity in the locality.

The application has now been registered by PEDW. You can view it here using reference CAS-03147-D7S9P8.

Show your support for Glyn Taff Solar Farm here:

Tell Planning and Environment Decision Wales why the further information provided strengthens your support for the plans by filling in your own message in the contact form opposite.

You can put any reason you wish, but we believe the further information strengthens support for the project by providing:

  • Confirmation that the solar farm will operate for 35 years and construction would last for 12 months, allowing Glyn Taff Solar Farm to benefit the area for years to come.
  • Updated information on private water supplies ensuring Glyn Taff Solar Farm protects private water supplies.
  • An updated noise assessment confirming the solar farm wouldn’t be noisy even when Twyn Hywel Energy Park is considered.
  • A reassessment of cumulative landscape and visual effects showing Glyn Taff Solar Farm wouldn’t have an unacceptable impact on the landscape and views.
  • Updated ecological information providing further ornithology work and revised habitat management proposals that give more detail on how Glyn Taff Solar Farm would benefit the local ecology.
  • Clarification that Glyn Taff Solar Farm isn’t on prime agricultural land and can therefore produce clean energy for future generations without harming local farming.

[Planning and Environment Decision Wales will be sent a copy of your comment and your details, and will use these in accordance with their Terms and Conditions. Your message will be published online. The information you provide will also be retained by Quatro Public Relations on behalf of Nadara. By submitting the form opposite, you agree that we may contact you about your submission. However, we will only do so in relation to the proposals for Glyn Taff Solar Farm].

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Follow our journey to decarbonisation

2021 – 2023

  • Site selection
  • Site surveys
  • Environmental assessments
  • Landowners’ agreement signed.

Spring 2024

  • Early engagement with stakeholders
  • Feasibility studies

Summer 2024

  • Informal consultation

Spring 2025

  • Statutory Consultation on detailed proposals
  • Application submitted to PEDW
  • PEDW Consultation on the DNS Application

Winter 2025

  • Decision on the DNS Application

Summer 2026

  • Construction begins – this is expected to take approximately 12 months

October 2027

  • Solar farm becomes operational