Solar Farm Bowls Lane Penyrheol Caerphilly Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/0261/NMA

Council

Caerphilly

Date received

13 Apr 2026

Date validated

13 Apr 2026

Postcode

CF83 2JU

Description

Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent (Construct and operate a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Farm - Development of National Significance) to update a limited number of approved drawings to reflect the updated design without altering the nature, scale, or environmental effects of the approved development. The proposed amendment aims to reflect the final dimensions and orientation of the components that will be installed on the site, and the planned internal route for the cable easement which has been updated to minimise the cable use and associated groundwork required. Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:13

Associated applications 6

Part of

Approved23 May 2024council archive

Conditions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19 awaiting decision
- AmendmentSeek approval of a non-material amendmentThis application13 Apr 202626/0261/NMA
- Show 4 more · 1 approved, 3 pending
  - ConditionsDischarge Conditions 6 (Landscape),11 (Hedgerow/Tree Planting),13 (Photographic Survey), 17…1 Jun 202626/0382/COND
  - AmendmentSeek approval of a non-material amendment28 May 202626/0371/NMA
  - ConditionsDischarge conditions 07 (Access-Materials) and 08 (Road Surface Materials)1 May 202626/0315/COND
  - ConditionsDischarge conditions 9 (Temporary Compound & Decanting Area Plan), 10 (Method for Cable…27 Apr 202626/0302/COND

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 4

Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Also on the record

Coalfield, development low risk area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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