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Solar Farm Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly

Granted Caerphilly 26/0371/NMA Non-Material Amendments

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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 propose amendment which aims to reflect the final dimensions and orientation of the components that will be installed on the site

As published by the council, reference 26/0371/NMA

Application record

Reference
26/0371/NMA
Type
Non-Material Amendments
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Decided
28 Sep 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: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0261/NMA Awaiting decision

    Solar Farm Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly

    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

    Submitted 13 Apr 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 May 2026

    Received by Caerphilly

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

Documents

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

24 documents on file for this application

  • SENGHENYDD DYKE GPR SURVEY Report · 19 Aug 2026
  • GPR DATA FILES Photo · 19 Aug 2026
  • LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 10 Aug 2026
  • CADW COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 22 Jul 2026
  • HENEB COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 21 Jul 2026
  • COVER LETTER_10.07.26 Correspondence · 10 Jul 2026
  • LANDSCAPE VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 10 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT Drawing · 10 Jul 2026
  • CONNECTIONS MAP Drawing · 10 Jul 2026
  • AMENDED APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 03 Jul 2026
  • SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GLINT AND GLARE STUDY - 22MAY2026 Report · 03 Jul 2026
  • AMENDED LOCATION.PLAN.REV1 OS Extract · 03 Jul 2026
  • DETAIL SHEET.REV2(1) Drawing · 03 Jul 2026
  • CADW COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 03 Jul 2026
  • FRAME DETAIL Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • FENCING & ROAD DETAILS Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • PV PANELS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • SECTIONS Drawing · 02 Jul 2026
  • EH OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED DNO DETAILS Drawing · 28 May 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Caerphilly granted permission on 28 September 2026, 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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