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Felin Wen Farm Rhydypandy Road Morriston Swansea SA6 6NX

Granted Swansea 2021/0961/S73 Variation of Condition

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
Granted As published: 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.

  • 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
  • 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

    Decided 11 Aug 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Apr 2021

    Received by Swansea

  2. 2 Jul 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 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

    Decided 11 Aug 2020 Full applications

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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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