Planning application
Twyn Hywel Energy Park Mynydd Eglwysilan Common Bwlch Carnygelli Road Llanfabon
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge condition 42 (f) (Noise Immissions) of planning consent 23/0427/DNS (Construct and operate up to 14 wind turbines and associated infrastructure including: hardstanding areas to include turbine foundations, crane hardstanding and laydown/storage area with associated micrositing allowances; electrical substation and control building with underground power cables; new access route connecting onto the A472; onsite access tracks, with pipeline and watercourse crossings; borrow pit(s); anemometer mast; temporary construction and storage compound with associated lay down areas near to the Site entrance; Habitat Management Area; and offsite works to facilitate the movement of abnormal loads such as the construction of over-run areas and temporary modifications to street furniture)
As published by the council, reference 25/0654/COND
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0654/COND
- Type
- Condition Discharge
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Decide Cond Discharge case
- Received
- 17 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Nelson
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Caerphilly register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/0655/NMA Granted
Twyn Hywel Energy Park Mynydd Eglwysilan Common Bwlch Carnygelli Road Llanfabon
Seek approval of a non material amendment to planning consent 23/0427/DNS (Construct and operate up to 14 wind turbines and associated infrastructure including: hardstanding areas to include turbine foundations, crane hardstanding and laydown/storage area with associated micrositing allowances; electrical substation and control building with underground power cables; new access route connecting onto the A472; onsite access tracks, with pipeline and watercourse crossings; borrow pit(s); anemometer mast; temporary construction and storage compound with associated lay down areas near to the Site entrance; Habitat Management Area; and offsite works to facilitate the movement of abnormal loads such as the construction of over-run areas and temporary modifications to street furniture) to amend the wording of Condition 28 (Television Signals) to ensure that the condition does not delay the commencement of the construction works on the site as a whole
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2025
Received by Caerphilly
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21 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Decide Cond Discharge case
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Savills (UK) Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1991 · London
1,136 applications on PlanIndex · across 155 councils · 94% granted
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See their track recordTwyn Hywel Energy Park Ltd Applicant, registered in Cardiff
Active · incorporated 2020 · Cardiff
38 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION
- DELEGATED REPORT
- APPLICATION FORM
- COVER LETTER
- TWYN HYWEL - DECISION NOTICE (DNS.3272053)
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Caerphilly granted permission on 21 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Discharge condition 28 (TV interference) of planning consent 25/0342/NCC (Vary condition 2 of 23/0427/DNS (Construct and operate up to 14 wind turbines and associated infrastructure including: hardstanding areas to include turbine foundations, crane hardstanding and laydown/storage area with associated micrositing allowances; electrical substation and control building with underground power cables; new access route connecting onto the A472; onsite access tracks, with pipeline and watercourse crossings; borrow pit(s); anemometer mast; temporary construction and storage compound with associated lay down areas near to the Site entrance; Habitat Management Area; and offsite works to facilitate the movement of abnormal loads such as the construction of over-run areas and temporary modifications to street furniture) to amend the approved plans to increase the rotor diameter of the wind turbines, increase the height of the on-site transformer, and enlarge the grid connection corridor)
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