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Pen Bryn Oer Wind Farm

Operational4 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 29 May 2018

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
4 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
REG Windpower/ BlackRock
Location
Pen Bryn Oer, Merthyr Road, Rhymney, Mid Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Caerphilly
Planning application
13/0483/FULL
Appeal reference
APP/K6920/A/14/2221852
First operating
2018
Turbines
3

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  • 28 June 2013 Planning application submitted
  • 8 July 2014 Appeal lodged
  • 10 August 2014 Planning permission refused
  • 6 August 2015 Planning permission granted
  • 6 August 2015 Appeal granted
  • 15 January 2017 Construction started
  • 15 January 2018 Operational

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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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