Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Solar Farm (Cwm Ifor) Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly

Awaiting decision Caerphilly 26/0302/COND Condition Discharge

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Discharge conditions 9 (Temporary Compound & Decanting Area Plan), 10 (Method for Cable Works), 12 (Details of Materials) ,15 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), 16 (Environmental Management Plan (EMP) of planning consent 23/0116/DNS (Construct and operate a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm - Development of National Significance)

As published by the council, reference 26/0302/COND

Application record

Reference
26/0302/COND
Type
Condition Discharge
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Aber Valley
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Caerphilly register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/0382/COND Awaiting decision

    Solar Farm (Cwm Ifor) Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly

    Discharge Conditions 6 (Landscape),11 (Hedgerow/Tree Planting),13 (Photographic Survey), 17 (WSI Report) and 19 (Aboricultural Method Statement) of planning consent 23/0116/DNS (Construct and operate a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm - Development of National Significance)

    Submitted 1 Jun 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Apr 2026

    Received by Caerphilly

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 June 2026, 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 23/0116/DNS (Decided)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

20 documents on file for this application

  • ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 21.08.2026 Report · 25 Aug 2026
  • EH COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 10 Aug 2026
  • COVER LETTER Correspondence · 10 Jul 2026
  • CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 10 Jul 2026
  • TEMPORARY COMPOUND AND DECANTING AREA PLAN Report · 10 Jul 2026
  • ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 07 Jul 2026
  • ECOLOGY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 03 Jul 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN REV1 OS Extract · 02 Jul 2026
  • EH OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026
  • ECOLOGY COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 19 Jun 2026
  • AMENDED APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 21 May 2026
  • LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 21 May 2026
  • DETAILS OF MATERIALS Report · 27 Apr 2026
  • METHOD FOR CABLE WORKS Report · 27 Apr 2026
  • WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION Report · 27 Apr 2026

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

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 decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Solar Farm Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly

    26/0261/NMA Submitted 13 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~8 Jun

    Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0116/DNS(Construct and operate a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm - Development of National Significance) to update a limited number of approved drawings to reflect the updated design without altering the nature, scale, or environmental effects of the approved development. The proposed amendment aims to reflect the final dimensions and orientation of the components that will be installed on the site, and the planned internal route for the cable easement which has been updated to minimise the cable use and associated groundwork required

    Awaiting decision Amendments 12 docs
  • Cwm Ifor Farm Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly CF83 2TU

    26/0315/COND Submitted 1 May 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~26 Jun

    Discharge conditions 07 (Access-Materials) and 08 (Road Surface Materials) of planning consent 23/0116/DNS (Construct and operate a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm - Development of National Significance)

    Awaiting decision Conditions 7 docs

In Caerphilly

  • 26/0519/COND Granted

    Land Within Curtilage Of 44 Brynavon Terrace Hengoed CF82 7NA

    Discharge conditions 06 (Parking materials) 09 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) and 10 (Hedgerow protection) of planning consent 26/0179/FULL (Erect 2 No. 2.5 storey semi-detached dwellings)

    Received 29 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/0644/COND Awaiting decision

    Y Fron Mountain View Pwllypant Caerphilly CF83 3HW

    Discharge condition 07 (Landscaping) of planning consent 25/0382/NCC (Vary conditions 02 (Plans) and 03 (Approval of the Proposed Amendments of Some of External Materials) of planning consent 20/0634/COU (Change use and erect extension at Y Fron from Guest House (C1) to HMO to be used for Emergency Housing/Move on Accommodation (Sui Generis) and associated works) to amend plans)

    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Conditions
  • 26/0506/COND Granted

    12 Waunfach Street Caerphilly CF83 3HL

    Discharge Condition 02 (Parking area materials) of planning consent 26/0314/NCC (Removal of condition 03 (Temporary Permission (12 Months)) of planning consent 25/0063/COU (Change the use of garage (from domestic use to business use) including use of drive in, double gates, single gate and single fence panel))

    Received 30 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/0641/COND Awaiting decision

    Fairbank Park Lane Tredomen Hengoed CF82 7BX

    Discharge conditions 03 (Biodiversity) and 04 (Roof tiles) of planning consent 26/0357/HH(Replace existing profiled sheeting flat roof on garage with new pitched roof with recessed integrated solar panels)

    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 28 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 26/0535/COND Granted

    Castle Court Silver Street Pontywaun Newport NP11 7DY

    Discharge condition 04 (Construction Method Statement) of planning consent 24/0875/LA (Erect 16 residential units and associated highway, drainage and landscape infrastructure)

    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Conditions