Twyn Hywel Energy Park Land North-West Of Caerphilly Data via plota.co.uk

26/0041/COND - Condition Discharge Awaiting decision

Proposal

Discharge conditions 14 (Condition Highway Survey) and 15 (Highway damage remediation scheme) of planning consent 25/0342/NCC (Vary condition 2 of (Construct and operate up to 14 wind turbines and associated infrastructure including: hardstanding areas to include turbine foundations, crane hardstanding and laydown/storage area with associated micrositing allowances; electrical substation and control building with underground power cables; new access route connecting onto the A472; onsite access tracks, with pipeline and watercourse crossings; borrow pit(s); anemometer mast; temporary construction and storage compound with associated lay down areas near to the Site entrance; Habitat Management Area; and offsite works to facilitate the movement of abnormal loads such as the construction of over-run areas and temporary modifications to street furniture) to amend the approved plans to increase the rotor diameter of the wind turbines, increase the height of the on-site transformer, and enlarge the grid connection corridor) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 7 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 24 Aug 2026; it is now day 286.

The consultation period closed on 24 Aug 2026.

Associated applications 12

Site constraints 5

Scheduled monument about 57 m away: Caerphilly Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Coalfield, development low risk area; Air quality management area about 28 m away: Caerphilly Town Centre Air Quality Management Area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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
Caerphilly
Application type
Condition Discharge
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Nelson
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills (UK) Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 286, past the statutory target. 83% of discharge of conditions in Caerphilly are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 286230 days past the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
70,437decided in the last year

Plota live figures for discharge of conditions decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent discharge of conditions in Caerphilly to go on. Caerphilly decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No