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Pen March Wind Farm

Application Refused30 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 6 May 2025

Technology
Onshore wind
Capacity
30 MW
Status
Application Refused (Planning Permission Refused)
Operator or applicant
RWE Renewables UK Limited
Location
Land north of the A465 Heads of the Valleys road, north-west of the small town of Rhymney and north-east of Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Welsh Government (NSIP)
Planning application
DNS/3253147
Turbines
6, 180 m to tip

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  • 20 October 2023 Planning application submitted
  • 3 March 2025 Planning permission refused

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