Land At Gilfach-Y-Rhyd Farm, Abercynon, CF45 4RX
Approved on 23 February 2026
Council decision: EIA Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
The intention is to make a planning application for full planning permission for the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of a ground mounted solar farm with an export capacity of circa 22.2MW, complete with landscaping, associated infrastructure, and the provision of access and operational access tracks
- Received
- 3 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Ynysybwl
- ReceivedReceived3 Feb
- ValidatedValidated3 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date31 Mar
- DecidedDecided23 Feb
Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at LAND AT GILFACH-Y-RHYD FARM, ABERCYNON, CF45 4RX. Rhondda has handled 592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 20 days, 5 weeks quicker than Rhondda's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Ynysybwl. We hold 597 applications in total for the CF45 postcode area.
81% of outline applications at Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CF45 4RX
- Application type
- EIA Screening/Scoping
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 5 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 31 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- James Emery
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 5
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Source: Rhondda
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