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Solar planning in Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire has decided 28 solar farms and approved 93% of them, taking a median of 4.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 123 MW. 5 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Carmarthenshire compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Carmarthenshire sits in the 35th percentile for approval rate (level with the England average) and the 9th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (36)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Ty Cwm Gwendraeth, Gwalia Mynydd Mawr - Solar Panels Ty Cwm Gwendraeth Limited · PL/10440 · 0.6 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2026-02-13 |
Brecon Beacon Natural Water - Ground Mounted Solar Panels Brecon Carreg Limited · 24/23206/FUL · 13.1 mo to decide | 0.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-12-16 |
Dyfed Powys Police Headquarters, Llangunnor Road - Solar Panels Dyfed Powys Police · PL/09719 · 2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2025-10-02 |
Sandy Road - Solar Panels & Biomass Boiler CEM Day Limited · PL/05424 · 24 mo to decide | 0.22 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-03-03 |
Glyngwernen Farm, Uchaf Fawr - Solar Farm Bartypower Limited · PL/08017 · 7.1 mo to decide | 8.36 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-02-17 |
Y Tyddyn Teg, Heol Y Nant - Solar Farm Power on Demand Limited · PL/07775 · 7.9 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-01-29 |
Nantycaws Waste Management Facility, Llanddarog - Solar Farm CWM Environmental Limited (head offfice) · PL/08219 · 3.5 mo to decide | 2 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-12-17 |
MOD Pendine, Llanmiloe - Solar Panels QinetiQ · PL/07023 | 0.8 | Application Submitted | 2023-12-18 |
Pembrey Road - Ground Mounted Solar Panels Gravells Limited · PL/05836 | 1 | Application Submitted | 2023-05-23 |
Morrisons Supermarket, -Solar Panels Morrisons · PL/04895 · 1.8 mo to decide | 0.41 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-12-21 |
Bwlchgwnt Solar Park YnNi Teg Cyf · PL/03717 · 3.3 mo to decide | 0.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-07-04 |
Morfa Pingett Solar Farm Richard Thomas and Co (Hydro) Limited · PL/02407 · 1.5 mo to decide | 1.6 | Application Refused | 2021-10-04 |
St Davids Park - Solar Farm Hywel Dda University Health Board · PL/01905 | — | Application Submitted | 2021-05-20 |
Morfa Pingett Richard Thomas Associates · S/40618 · 9.7 mo to decide | 1.6 | Revised | 2021-03-11 |
Morfa Ynys Farmlands Energi Generation (formerly Solar Park Developments) · S/32892 · 6.1 mo to decide | 3 | Planning Permission Expired | 2016-05-03 |
New Lodge Farm - Solar Clean Power Properties · S/29559 · 24 mo to decide | 3 | Application Refused | 2016-02-05 |
Pistyllgwyn Farm Power for Wales Inc · W/32460 · 4.5 mo to decide | 1.5 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-12-21 |
Dura Park Bynea Industrial Site Short Bros Homes · S/32873 · 1.8 mo to decide | 1.4 | Operational | 2015-12-15 |
Parc Cynog Vattenfall · W/32580 · 3 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-11-10 |
Rhas Fach Farm Power for Wales Inc · W/32377 · 2.3 mo to decide | 1.2 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-09-30 |
Bryncoch Solar Farm Green Energy UK Direct · W/32171 · 2.9 mo to decide | 19 | Abandoned | 2015-09-11 |
Land South Of Bryn Cyrnau Isaf Green Switch Solutions - Liquidated · W/31690 · 3 mo to decide | 5.9 | Operational | 2015-06-09 |
Bryn Cyrnau Isaf Green Switch Developments · W/30204 · 6.9 mo to decide | 6 | Revised | 2014-12-19 |
Redcourt Farm PS Renewables · W/30060 · 5.2 mo to decide | 3.3 | Operational | 2014-10-07 |
Blaen Bowi Solar park Novus Solar Developments · W/28837 · 8.1 mo to decide | 8 | Abandoned | 2014-05-14 |
Brynteg Farm Brynteg Solar · S/28898 · 5.7 mo to decide | 16.2 | Operational | 2014-03-11 |
Clawdd Ddu PV Elgin Energy EsCo · S/27987 · 6.4 mo to decide | 13.5 | Operational | 2013-10-07 |
Pen Y Cae solar farm Rockfire Capital · E/28086 · 5.1 mo to decide | 6.9 | Operational | 2013-09-19 |
Saron Road solar park Anesco · E/28054 · 5.3 mo to decide | 6.7 | Operational | 2013-09-19 |
Cefn Betingau Farm Wessex Solar Energy · 2013/0865 · 2.6 mo to decide | 9 | Operational | 2013-08-28 |
Pentre farm Kinetica Solar · S/27526 · 2.7 mo to decide | 5.5 | Operational | 2013-03-11 |
Caeremlyn Solar Farm Munich RE · W/26672 · 7.5 mo to decide | 18 | Operational | 2013-01-14 |
Blaen Bowi Novus Solar Developments · W/26003 · 1.2 mo to decide | 5.7 | Planning Permission Expired | 2012-02-24 |
Pont Andrew Solar Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · S/24069 · 4.7 mo to decide | 1.5 | Operational | 2011-04-22 |
Ffos Las Racecourse Private Developer · S/24039 · 5 mo to decide | 5.5 | Operational | 2011-04-22 |
The Lord Arthur Rank Centre, Trostre Road - Installation of Solar Panels The Foothold Group | — | No Application Required | — |
Does Carmarthenshire approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 28 solar farms Carmarthenshire has decided, 93% were approved (26 granted, 2 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Carmarthenshire?
The median time from application to decision is 4.8 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Carmarthenshire consented?
123 MW has been consented across 26 approved schemes, with 5 MW refused. A further 5 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Carmarthenshire
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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