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Mynydd Y Gwrhyd Windfarm

Revised4.7 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 6 October 2015

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
4.7 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
Awel Aman Tawe Community Energy
Location
Mynydd Gwrhyd, (OS 727 107) north of Pontardawe and east of Cwmgors, Neath Port Talbot, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Neath Port Talbot
Planning application
P2007/1413
Appeal reference
APP/Y6930/A/08/2092727
Turbines
2, 100 m to tip

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  • 20 September 2007 Planning application submitted
  • 17 June 2008 Planning permission refused
  • 15 December 2008 Appeal lodged
  • 7 May 2009 Planning permission granted
  • 7 May 2009 Appeal granted
  • 7 May 2014 Planning permission expired

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The register holds 54 incidents at onshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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