9.9MW solar farm at Land East of Treoes, Bridgend
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Glamorgan Planning Committee on 9 Oct 2025.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
What was proposed
The application proposed the construction and operation of a ground mounted solar farm with capacity of up to 9.9MW of renewable energy.
“TRIM – Planning 2025 October 09 Minutes and DN (MT) Development comprising of the construction and operation of a ground mounted solar farm alongside associated infrastructure, with the capacity to deliver up to 9.9MW of renewable energy.”
Minutes
A divided vote
A vote was held with no unanimity; 9 members voted for and 3 against, carrying the officer recommendation.
“Due to there being no unanimity on this application, a vote was called for, as follows:”
“Therefore, the officer recommendations were carried. Following the above vote and discussions at the Committee, the application was subsequently…”
Minutes
The committee approved the application
Planning permission was approved subject to conditions.
“APPROVED subject to the following condition(s):”
Minutes
The site must be removed later
The panels and structures must be dismantled and the site restored once the development stops generating power or after 41 years.
“Within 41 years from the date when electricity is first exported, or within one year of the cessation of the generation of electricity from the site, whichever is sooner, the solar photovoltaic panels, frames, foundations, and all associated structures and fencing hereby permitted shall have been dismantled and removed from the site and the site restored in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”
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Archaeological work required first
No groundworks could start until a scheme of archaeological mitigation had been approved, with a report following the fieldwork.
“No development or demolition (including vegetation clearance, topsoil strip or other groundworks) shall take place until a written scheme of historic environment mitigation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the programme of work will be fully carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.”
“The archaeological report, as specified and required by condition 6, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority within six months of the completion of the archaeological fieldwork.”
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Habitat and lighting strategy
Site clearance could not start until updated plans for habitat creation, a skylark mitigation strategy and dark lighting corridors were approved.
“Notwithstanding the submitted details, no development or site clearance shall take place until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority an updated LEMP, Skylark Mitigation Strategy and Landscaping Strategy setting out:”
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A construction management plan
A plan covering construction hours, noise, dust, drainage and complaints handling had to be approved before site works began.
“No development or phase of development, including site clearance, shall commence until a site wide Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”
“TRIM – Planning 2025 October 09 Minutes and DN (MT) • Traffic Management: details of site deliveries, parking for operatives, plant on site, road sweeping, and wheel wash facilities. • Pollution Prevention: demonstrate how relevant Guidelines for Pollution Prevention and best practice will be implemented, including details of emergency spill procedures and incident response plan.”
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Conditions
Approved subject to 1 condition, set out in the minutes.
Sources
- Glamorgan Planning Committee minutes, 9 October 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Glamorgan's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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