Planning application
Felin Wen Farm Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea SA6 6NX
Relates to 2020/0257/FUL
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 (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
As published by the council, reference 2021/0961/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 2021/0961/S73
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 9 Apr 2021
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 9 Aug 2021
- 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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2020/0257/FUL 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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2021
Received by Swansea
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2 Jul 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Approve
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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2020/0257/FUL 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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Swansea granted permission on 9 August 2021, 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.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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