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Decision dueSolar farm· CAS-03147-D7S9P8

Glyn Taff Solar FarmPlans, timetable and how to have your say

A development of national significance in Wales in Rhondda. Developments of National Significance in Wales are decided by the Welsh Ministers, not the local council, after Planning and Environment Decisions Wales has examined the application. Since 15 December 2025, new projects of this scale go through the Significant Infrastructure Projects process under the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 instead, and need an infrastructure consent order from the Welsh Ministers; cases notified before then continue as Developments of National Significance.

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Where it is in the process

  1. Pre-application
  2. Submitted
  3. Pre-examination
  4. Examination
  5. Recommendation
  6. Decision due
  7. Decision made

Who decides, and how to have your say

Developments of National Significance in Wales are decided by the Welsh Ministers, not the local council, after Planning and Environment Decisions Wales has examined the application. Since 15 December 2025, new projects of this scale go through the Significant Infrastructure Projects process under the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 instead, and need an infrastructure consent order from the Welsh Ministers; cases notified before then continue as Developments of National Significance.

Once the application is accepted there is a period for representations, when anyone can comment through the Welsh Government's planning casework service. The local council and community councils are consulted.

Our guide: how to have your say on a national infrastructure project.

The site

No boundary has been published yet; the dot marks the project's location.

What is proposed

The development comprises the installation, operation and subsequent decommissioning of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with substation compound, transformer stations, internal access track, landscaping, biodiversity measures, boundary fencing, security measures, CCTV posts, monitoring house, storage containers, access improvement and ancillary infrastructure. The solar arrays will have a combined capacity of up to 39.9MWp

Other national projects nearby

Projects within 10 km. Inspectors are asked to consider the combined effect of schemes close together.

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