Planning application
Glyntaff Solar Farm Bryntail Road Glyntaff Pontypridd CF37 5LT
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Proposal
Development of National Significance. Installation, operation 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 39.9MW (Additional information received 03/02/2026)
As published by the council, reference 25/0253/DNS
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0253/DNS
- Type
- Development of National Significance
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 4 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Treforest
- Postcode
- CF37 5LT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2025
Received by Rhondda Cynon Taf
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10 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 May 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Rhondda Cynon Taf took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Neo Environmental Ltd Agent, registered in Bellshill
Active · incorporated 2012 · Bellshill
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158 documents on file for this application
- FRM
- PUBLIC PROTECTION
- APPLICATION FORM
- NRW
- WELSH GOVERNMENT
- COLLABORATIVE BENEFITS REPORT
- ECOLOGY - APPENDIX 9E FIGURE
- ECOLOGY - APPENDIX 9E FIGURE
- ARBORICULTRAL CONSTRAINTS APPRAISAL
- ARBORICULTRAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- TREE SURVEY
- WINTERING BRID ASSESSMENT
- FURTHER INFORMATION RESPONSE
- RESPONSE TO AGRICULTURAL ISSUES
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - ADDENDUM NOTE
- GLYNTAFF SOLAR FARM NOISE ASSESSMENT MAP
- GLYNTAFF SOLAR FARM NOISE MITIGATION MAP
- CONSTRUCTION NOISE
- GLYN TAFF SOLAR FARM ? ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- CONSULTATION COMMENT RESPONSE
- GLYN TAFF FURTHER INFORMATION RESPONSE COLLABORATIVE BENEFITS REPORT
- LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY
- PUBLIC HEALTH, PROTECTION & COMMUNITY SERVICES
- PEDW NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE
- PEDW NOTICE OF RECEIPT
- ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT (CYMRAEG)
- LLFA
- APPENDIX B - EIA SCREENING DIRECTION.
- SCHEDULE 1 STATUTORY NOTICE
- SCHEDULE 2 STATUTORY NOTICE
- CHAPTER 01 - INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 02 DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION AND REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES
- CHAPTER 03 POLICY
- CHAPTER 04 - LANDSCAPE & VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT.
- CHAPTER 06 HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION.
- CHAPTER 07 GLINT & GLARE ASSESSMENT.
- CHAPTER 08 NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- CHAPTER 09 - ECOLOGY.
- APPENDIX 3B PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT
- CHAPTER 10 - CULTURAL HERITAGE & ARCHAEOLOGY.
- CHAPTER 11 - CLIMATE CHANGE
- CHAPTER 12 - MINING.
- CHAPTER 13 - SUMMARY & MITIGATIONS.
- VOL 3 - ANNEX 2 - OCEMP
- VOL 3 - ANNEX 3 - CTMP
- ANNEX 3A OCEMP PEAT PROBING REPORT
- - NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY
- CHAPTER 05 - HYDROLOGY.P
- DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT
- GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STATEMENT.
- PLANNING STATEMENT.
- APPENDIX A - PRE-APPLICATION RESPONSE
- APPENDIX C - ACCEPTANCE OF NOTIFICATION.
- LQAS_RESPONSE
- HSE_RESPONSE
- _CANAL_AND_RIVER_TRUST_RESPONSE
- NETWORKRAIL_RESPONSE
- CADW_RESPONSE
- COAL_AUTHORITY_RESPONSE
- NRW_RESPONSE.
- HIGHWAY RESPONSE
- WG_TRANSPORT_DIRECTORATE_RESPONSE
- APPENDIX 1B - FLOW REPORT
- APPENDIX 4B - METHODOLOGY.
- APPENDIX 7A - FIGURE 7.1 - RESIDENTIAL BASED RECEPTORS (1
- APPENDIX 7A - FIGURE 7.2 - ROAD BASED RECEPTORS (1)
- APPENDIX 7A - FIGURE 7.3 - RAIL BASED RECEPTORS
- APPENDIX 7A - FIGURE 7.4 - BYWAY BASED RECEPTORS (1).
- APPENDIX 7A - FIGURE 7.5 - PANEL AREA LABELS (1).
- APPENDIX 7B - RESIDENTIAL RECEPTOR GLARE RESULTS 5 DEGREES (1)
- APPENDIX 7C - RESIDENTIAL RECEPTOR GLARE RESULTS 25 DEGREES (1)
- APPENDIX 7D - ROAD RECEPTOR GLARE RESULTS 5 DEGREES (1).
- APPENDIX 7E - ROAD RECEPTOR GLARE RESULTS 25 DEGREES (1
- APPENDIX 7F - RAIL RECEPTOR GLARE RESULTS 5 DEGREES (1
- APPENDIX 7G - RAIL RECEPTOR GLARE RESULTS 25 DEGREES (1).
- APPENDIX 7H - BYWAY RECEPTOR GLARE RESULTS 5 DEGREES (1)
- APPENDIX 7I - BYWAY RECEPTOR GLARE RESULTS 25 DEGREES (1)
- APPENDIX 7K - SOLAR MODULE GLARE AND REFLECTANCE TECHNICAL MEMO (1
- APPENDIX 8A - FIGURE 8.1 - NOISE ASSESSMENT MAP
- APPENDIX 8A - FIGURE 8.2 - NOISE MITIGATION MAP
- APPENDIX 8B - CONSTRUCTION NOISE.
- APPENDIX 9B - HABITATS AND SPECIES BASELINE REPORT.
- APPENDIX 9C - BREEDING BIRD SURVEY REPORT.
- APPENDIX 9D - NBBAR .
- APPENDIX 10A; FIGURE 10.1 - HERITAGE ASSETS WITHIN 5KM.
- APPENDIX 10A; FIGURE 10.2 - HERITAGE ASSETS WITHIN 1KM
- APPENDIX 10A; FIGURE 10.5 - TITHE APPORTIONMENT MAP
- PPENDIX 10A; FIGURE 10.6 - OS 1885 MAP
- APPENDIX 10A; FIGURE 10.7 - OS 1901 MAP
- APPENDIX 10A; FIGURE 10.8 - LIDAR DATA.
- APPENDIX 10A; FIGURE 10.9 - AERIAL IMAGERY 1969.
- APPENDIX 10B - TABLE OF HERITAGE ASSETS
- APPENDIX 10C - PHOTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.
- APPENDIX 10D - GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY REPORT_COMPRESSED.
- APPENDIX 12.1 2025-1018 GLYNTAFF STAGE 1 REPORT.
- APPENDIX 12.2 CA REPORT.
- FIG 1.1 - WATERCOURSES.
- FIG 1.2 - TOPOGRPAHICAL SURVEY.
- FIG 1.3 - DAM MAP
- FIG 1.4 - FLOOD MAP FOR PLANNING.
- FIG 1.5 - OUTLINE SUDS DESIGN
- FIGURE 1 - SITE LOCATION MAP
- FIGURE 2 - SITE LOCATION & SITE NOTICES.
- FIGURE 2.1 - SITE LOCATION & SITE NOTICES (SHEET 2)
- FIGURE 2.2 - SITE LOCATION & SITE NOTICES (SHEET 3)
- FIGURE 3 - FIELD NUMBERS
- FIGURE 3.1 - HAUL ROUTE.
- FIGURE 3.2 - SWEPT PATH 1
- FIGURE 3.3 - SWEPT PATH 2
- FIGURE 3.4 - SWEPT PATH 3
- FIGURE 4 - INDICATIVE INFRA LAYOUT A3
- FIGURE 4.1A - LANDMAP VISUAL AND SENSORY ASPECT AREAS.
- FIGURE 4.1B - LANDMAP VISUAL AND SENSORY OVERALL RATING
- FIGURE 4.2 - LANDSCAPE DESIGNATIONS
- FIGURE 4.3 - VISUAL DESIGNATIONS WITH VIEWPOINTS AND ZTV.
- FIGURE 4.3B - VIEWPOINTS LOCATIONS.
- FIGURE 4.5 - VP03 & VP04.
- FIGURE 4.6 - VP05 & VP06.
- FIGURE 4.7 - VP07 & VP08
- FIGURE 4.8 - AVP1 & AVP2.
- FIGURE 4.9 - AVP3 & AVP4
- FIGURE 4.10 - AVP5 & AVP6
- FIGURE 4.11 - AVP7 & AVP8
- FIGURE 4.12 - PHOTOMONTAGE VP1_COMPRESSED.
- FIGURE 4.13 - PHOTOMONTAGE VP2_COMPRESSED
- FIGURE 4.14 - PHOTOMONTAGE VP3_COMPRESSED.
- FIGURE 4.15 - PHOTOMONTAGE VP4_COMPRESSED
- FIGURE 4.16 - PHOTOMONTAGE AVP1_COMPRESSED
- FIGURE 4.17 - PHOTOMONTAGE AVP2_COMPRESSED
- FIGURE 4.18 - PHOTOMONTAGE AVP4_COMPRESSED.
- FIGURE 4.19 - PHOTOMONTAGE AVP6_COMPRESSED.P
- FIGURE 4.20 - PHOTOMONTAGE AVP7_COMPRESSED.
- FIGURE 4.21 - PHOTOMONTAGE AVP8_COMPRESSED.
- FIGURE 4.22A - LEMP.
- FIGURE 4.22B - LEMP
- FIGURE 4.22C - LEMP
- FIGURE 4.22D - LEMP
- FIGURE 4.22E - LEMP
- FIGURE 6 - ACCESS TRACK DETAIL
- FIGURE 7 - TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND
- FIGURE 8 - PV MODULE & RACK DETAIL
- FIGURE 9 - SECURITY FENCING.P
- FIGURE 9.1 ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNATIONS MAP.
- FIGURE 10 - CCTV.
- FIGURE 11 - TRANSFORMER
- FIGURE 12 - AUX TRANSFORMER.
- FIGURE 13 - SUBSTATION.P
- FIGURE 14 - MONITORING HOUSE.
- FIGURE 15 - STORAGE CONTAINER.
- VOL 3 - ANNEX 1 - FLOOD CONDITION ASEESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- GLYN TAFF SOLAR FARM COVER LETTER & SCHEDULE OF EIA REPORTS
- NOTIFICATION TO SUBMIT DNS FORM
- 2024-02-13 - EIA SCREENING DIRECTION
- ACCEPTANCE OF NOTIFICATION
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