Transmission line · Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Brechfa Forest Connection
Brechfa Forest Connection is a permitted transmission line in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, operated by Western Power Distribution.
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 | Carmarthenshire (coordinates), Wales (Wales) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Brechfa Forest to Llandyfaelog Carmarthenshire | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 6 Oct 2016 (permit EN020016, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 May 2015 (reference EN020016, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 Oct 2016 (granted, reference EN020016, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Western Power Distribution (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 116 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.9579, -4.2017 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this transmission line and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits and status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares by area
Brechfa Forest Connection is the 4th-largest of 5 transmission lines in Wales and the 24th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 116 ha. It reports no undefined, so it is ranked by area among the transmission lines in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Wales | 4th of 5 |
| United Kingdom | 24th of 27 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this transmission line: 140 power plants (55 operating, 719 MW) and 78 grid connections, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaengwen | Power plant | 23 MW | Operating | 3.3 km |
| Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm | Power plant | 84 MW | Permitted | 3.7 km |
| ***Wind Farm*** Blaengwen Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 4.6 km |
| Brechfa Forest West | Power plant | 57.4 MW | Operating | 5.5 km |
| Brechfa North Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 6.2 km |
| CEFN Blaenau, Wind Turbines grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 14 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- planning.data.gov.uk. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.