Candwr Solar Farm Land At Court Farm Ponthir Data via plota.co.uk

25/P/0693/SCOPE - EIA Scoping Awaiting decision

Proposal

Consideration an EIA Scoping Request (attached) for the Proposed Development (Candwr Solar Farm) of the installation and operation of ground mounted solar photovoltaic arrays with all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure on land at Court Farm, Ponthir, Monmouthshire (reference: DNS CAS-02366-F2C3K8 - Candwr Solar Farm). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Nov 2025
Decision
Target date was 17 Dec 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 350.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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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Important details

Council
Torfaen
Application type
EIA Scoping
Postcode
NP4 0LS
Received
12 Nov 2025
Validated
12 Nov 2025
Ward
Panteg
Parish
Pontypool Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 350, past the statutory target. 95% of eia screening and scoping opinions in Torfaen are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Oct 2026.

Day 350294 days past the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
1,984decided in the last year

Plota live figures for eia screening and scoping opinions decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent eia screening and scoping opinions in Torfaen to go on. Torfaen decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No