Planning application
Felin Wen Farm Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea SA6 6NX
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
- Granted As published: 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.
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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
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Feb 2020
Received by Swansea
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30 Jun 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2020
Decision issued: Approve
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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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
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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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
54 documents on file for this application
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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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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
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