Planning application
Land At Glyn Taff Farm Bryn Tail Road Rhydyfelin Pontypridd CF37 5LT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Install, operate and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with substation compound, transformer stations, internal access track, landscaping, biodiversity measures, boundary fencing, security measures, CCTV posts, monitoring house, storage containers, access improvement and ancillary infrastructure, the solar arrays will have a combined capacity of up to 39.9MWp
As published by the council, reference 25/0575/DNS
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0575/DNS
- Type
- Development of National Significance
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2025
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CF37 5LT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2025
Received by Caerphilly
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Caerphilly took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Caerphilly for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Caerphilly's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Caerphilly's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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