Planning application
Solar Farm (Cwm Ifor) Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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)
As published by the council, reference 26/0382/COND
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0382/COND
- Type
- Condition Discharge
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 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.
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26/0302/COND Awaiting decision
Solar Farm (Cwm Ifor) Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly
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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Caerphilly
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 July 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 23/0116/DNS (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
- AMENDED LANDSCAPING PLAN
- LANDSCAPE COMMENTS
- LANDSCAPE COMMENTS
- TREE PROTECTION PLAN
- ECOLOGIST COMMENTS
- DRY STONE WALL SURVEY
- PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF CONDITION - DRY STONE WALLS PART 1
- PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF CONDITION - DRY STONE WALLS PART 2
- SENIOR ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER COMMENTS
- AMENDED SOFT LANDSCAPING DESIGN
- FENCING SPECIFICATION
- HEDGEROW CROSS SECTION
- LOCATION PLAN REV1
- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COMMENTS
- HENEB COMMENTS
- SECTIONS
- ABSD UNIT & ADSS CONNECTION PLAN
- CWM IFOR PHOTO SURVEY REPORT-7
- CWM IFOR PHOTO SURVEY REPORT-9
- CWM IFOR PHOTO SURVEY REPORT-8
- CWM IFOR PHOTO SURVEY REPORT-6
- CWM IFOR PHOTO SURVEY REPORT-5
- CWM IFOR PHOTO SURVEY REPORT-2
- COVER_LETTER DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 6 11 13 17 19
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORT (PART 1)
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORT (PART 2)
- AMENDED APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- CWM IFOR PHOTO SURVEY REPORT-1
- CWM IFOR PHOTO SURVEY REPORT-4
- CWM IFOR PHOTO SURVEY REPORT-3
- P19531 LAND AT CWM IFOR TREE PROTECTION PLAN_V2.0
- LAND AT CWM IFOR FARM ARBORICULTURAL REPORT (PART 2)
- CWM IFOR -WSI REPORT
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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