Planning application
LAND AT TIR-Y-GELLI FARM, YNYSYWBWL, PONTYPRIDD, CF37 3PG
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
The intention is to make a planning application for full planning permission for the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of a ground mounted solar farm with an export capacity of circa 33MW, complete with landscaping, associated infrastructure, and the provision of access and operational access tracks.
As published by the council, reference 26/0094/SSO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0094/SSO
- Type
- EIA Screening/Scoping
- Status
- Received
- Decision
- EIA Required
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Mountain Ash
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CF37 3PG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by Rhondda Cynon Taf
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4 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Feb 2026
Decision issued: EIA Required
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- PUBLIC PROTECTION
- FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT (FRM) / LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY (LLFA)
- SCREENING LETTER
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
Rhondda Cynon Taf has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About outline applications
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