Trimsaran solar farm gets planning go-ahead
Planning permission has been granted for a solar farm at Ffos Las Racecourse in Trimsaran. Carmarthenshire County Council’s planning committee discussed an application by developer Martyn Llewellyn for 20,000 solar panels set in rows of 18 panels split over three areas. The scheme will involve community benefits. The application site is part of the former Ffos Las open cast colliery between Trimsaran and Carway. An officers’ report to the committee said that it would take therefore two and a half years to ‘pay back’ the electricity used to produce the panels. Therefore given the 25 year lifespan of the proposal, the site would have significant benefits in terms of energy generation from renewable sources. Community contributions are proposed to take the form of a one off contribution to assist the formation of an energy trust in Carmarthenshire. Also it has been agreed to provide a scheme of solar PV for a community building so that it can generate power for the community facility and ...