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Onshore wind planning in Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot has decided 20 onshore wind schemes and approved 70% of them, taking a median of 24.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 429 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Neath Port Talbot compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Neath Port Talbot sits in the 54th percentile for approval rate (2 points above the England average) and the 11th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Onshore wind decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (23)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Kenfig Industrial Estate, Margam - Wind turbine Infinite Renewables Group Limited · P2022/0372 · 4 mo to decide | 1.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-09-29 |
Foel Trawsnant Pennant Walters Ltd · P2014/0825 · 85.2 mo to decide | 35 | Awaiting Construction | 2021-11-25 |
Kenfig Industrial Estate, Margam - Wind turbine Infinite Renewables Group Limited · P2021/0838 | 1.5 | Revised | 2021-08-28 |
Melin Court Muirhall Energy (formerly Infinis) · P2014/0883 · 43 mo to decide | 18 | Awaiting Construction | 2018-05-16 |
Land South of Ystalyfera West Coast Energy · P/2015/0803 · 26.7 mo to decide | 12 | Application Refused | 2017-12-08 |
Varteg Hill Engie · P2015/0859 · 25.2 mo to decide | 12 | Application Refused | 2017-10-24 |
Maesgwyn Wind Farm - extension (Phase 2) Pennant Walters (MAESX) · P2014/0733 · 16.1 mo to decide | 7 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-12-17 |
Maesgwyn Wind Farm - extension Pennant Walters (MAESX) Limited · P2014/0733 · 16.1 mo to decide | 2.5 | Operational | 2015-12-17 |
Mynydd Brombil Wind Farm REG Windpower · P2012/0638 · 34.3 mo to decide | 8 | Operational | 2015-07-08 |
Mynydd Marchywel Wind Farm Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · P2012/0999 · 14.4 mo to decide | 10 | Appeal Refused | 2014-02-18 |
Dulais Valley Acciona Energy · P2008/0024 · 77.4 mo to decide | 13.5 | Application Refused | 2013-11-12 |
Hirfynydd Wind Ventures (Acciona Energy) · P2008/0024 · 69.8 mo to decide | 18 | Appeal Refused | 2013-11-12 |
Longlands Lane Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · 12/1001 · 12.2 mo to decide | 1.5 | Operational | 2013-11-06 |
Llynfi Renewable Energy Park, Land at Mynydd Caerau John Laing Environmental Assets Group · P2010/1148 · 33.4 mo to decide | 24 | Operational | 2013-08-27 |
Llynfi Afan Renewable Energy Park John Laing Environmental Assets Group · P/10/844/FUL� · 32.1 mo to decide | 6 | Operational | 2013-07-18 |
Mynydd Y Gwrhyd Windfarm Awel Aman Tawe Community Energy · P2010/1225 · 27.3 mo to decide | 4.7 | Operational | 2013-03-21 |
Pen Y Cymoedd Vattenfall (previously Nuon Renewables) · P2009/1053 · 23.9 mo to decide | 228 | Operational | 2011-11-18 |
Mynydd Y Gwrhyd Windfarm Awel Aman Tawe Community Energy · P2007/1413 · 19.5 mo to decide | 4.7 | Revised | 2009-05-07 |
Maesgwyn Pennant Wind Energy Ventures · P/2006/1261 · 31.1 mo to decide | 26 | Operational | 2009-05-05 |
Mynydd y Betws ESB (Cambrian Renewable Energy Ltd / Betws Common Holdings Ltd) · E/10446 · 23.8 mo to decide | 34.5 | Operational | 2007-06-17 |
Mynydd Y Gwrhyd Windfarm Awel Aman Tawe · P2004/1381 · 11.9 mo to decide | 12.5 | Revised | 2005-09-01 |
Ffynnon Oer Wind Farm RWE npower · 02/1322 · 6.7 mo to decide | 32 | Operational | 2003-05-27 |
Blaencorrwg Wind Farm Ecogen · 93/9291 · 3.3 mo to decide | 19.3 | Application Refused | 1994-11-03 |
Does Neath Port Talbot approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 20 onshore wind schemes Neath Port Talbot has decided, 70% were approved (14 granted, 6 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in Neath Port Talbot?
The median time from application to decision is 24.6 months, against a UK median of 11.5 months for onshore wind. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much onshore wind capacity has Neath Port Talbot consented?
429 MW has been consented across 14 approved schemes, with 85 MW refused. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Neath Port Talbot
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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