Plans for a solar farm in the Cynon Valley have been approved by councillors. The application for Bryngolwg Farm on Rhigos Road in Hirwaun was given the go ahead by the council’s planning and development committee on Thursday, November 3.
The development will be built over four fields to the south of the farmhouse. With a total area of about 12 hectares, it will have a capacity to generate 7 megawatts with each field accommodating between 16 and 23 rows of southward-facing photovoltaic (PV) panels
The plans, put forward by Bryngolwg Solar Ltd and Enviromena, also include infrastructure, security fencing, access, landscaping and continued agriculture. The scheme will be in operation for 40 years, plus one extra year each for construction and decommissioning.
