Power plant · Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Pencefnarda Uchaf Farm
Pencefnarda Uchaf Farm is a cancelled power plant in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, with 3.6 MW of capacity, operated by Pencefnarda Solar.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Swansea (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Pencefnarda Uchaf Farm, Pencefnarda Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA4 4FY | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 3 Jun 2014 (reference 2014/0761, planning authority Swansea) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Feb 2015 (refused, reference 2014/0761, planning authority Swansea) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Sept 2015 (appeal refused, reference 2014/0761, planning authority Swansea) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Pencefnarda Solar | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.6 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6829, -4.0490 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Pencefnarda Uchaf Farm is the 317th-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 3,657th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.6 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 317th of 424 | 9,068 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,657th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,477th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 126 grid connections, 1 transmission line and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Road grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Penllergaer Estate PV Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.0 km |
| MYNYDD y Gwair Wind Farm, Felindre, Swansea grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.2 km |
| Brechfa Forest Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 32 km |
| CGI Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 39 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.