Planning application
Land South East Of Gwenlais Fawr Farmhouse Gwenlais Road Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8DN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Solar farm (Discharge of conditions 14 (intrusive site investigations), 15 (statement for remedial works) and 16 (ground gas) CAS-02282-Z9M8L7 (DNS Application) granted 11th June 2025)
As published by the council, reference 2025/2690/DOC
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2690/DOC
- Type
- Discharge of Conditions
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Pontlliw And Tircoed - Area 1
- Parish
- Pontlliw Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SA4 8DN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swansea register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/2188/FUL Granted
Land South East Of Gwenlais Fawr Farmhouse Gwenlais Road Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8DN
Underground HV cable for proposed solar farm granted planning permission on 11th June 2025 under planning reference DNS CAS-02282-Z9M8L7
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2019/2251/DOC Granted
Land South East Of Gwenlais Fawr Farmhouse Gwenlais Road Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8DN
Discharge of conditions 3 (bat boxes), 4 (barn owl) and 5 (external lighting) of planning permission 2019/0841/FUL granted 23rd September 2019
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2019/0841/FUL Granted
Land South East Of Gwenlais Fawr Farmhouse Gwenlais Road Pontarddulais Swansea SA4 8DN
Demolition of existing barn and construction of replacement agricultural building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Swansea
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29 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Gwenlais Solar Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2022 · London
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10 documents on file for this application
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Swansea granted permission on 9 March 2026, 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 condition discharge and variation applications
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