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Felin Wen Farm Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea SA6 6NX

Granted Swansea 2020/0257/FUL Full Plans

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

Proposal

Installation of a 9MW solar park comprising up to 25,000 photovoltaic panels, 9 inverter/transformer cabins, a single control building and associated works

As published by the council, reference 2020/0257/FUL

Application record

Reference
2020/0257/FUL
Type
Full Plans
Status
Decided
Decision
Approve
Received
8 Feb 2020
Validated
30 Jun 2020
Decided
11 Aug 2020
Ward
Mawr - Area 1
Parish
Mawr Community Council
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
SA6 6NX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swansea register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2022/2651/DOC Granted

    Felin Wen Farm Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea SA6 6NX

    Discharge of condition 10 (schemes for - removal of all surface elements, restoration and aftercare of the land, and timetable for completion) of planning permission 2020/0257/FUL approved 11th August 2020

    Decided 10 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • 2021/0961/S73 Granted

    Felin Wen Farm Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea SA6 6NX

    Installation of a 9MW solar park comprising up to 25,000 photovoltaic panels, 9 inverter/transformer cabins, a single control building and associated works (amendment to condition 2 of planning permission 2020/0257/FUL granted 11th August 2020) to allow for alterations to internal access track and transplanting of hedgerows

    Decided 9 Aug 2021 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Feb 2020

    Received by Swansea

  2. 30 Jun 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Aug 2020

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 2022/2651/DOC Granted

    Felin Wen Farm Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea SA6 6NX

    Discharge of condition 10 (schemes for - removal of all surface elements, restoration and aftercare of the land, and timetable for completion) of planning permission 2020/0257/FUL approved 11th August 2020

    Decided 10 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • 2021/0961/S73 Granted

    Felin Wen Farm Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea SA6 6NX

    Installation of a 9MW solar park comprising up to 25,000 photovoltaic panels, 9 inverter/transformer cabins, a single control building and associated works (amendment to condition 2 of planning permission 2020/0257/FUL granted 11th August 2020) to allow for alterations to internal access track and transplanting of hedgerows

    Decided 9 Aug 2021 Amendments

Documents

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

54 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swansea granted permission on 11 August 2020, 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.

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