Renewable energy projects in Conwy
16 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Conwy (REPD, July 2026 extract): 0 pending, 1 approved but not running, 6 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 5 of 12 decided applications (42%; UK 19%), with a median 31 weeks from submission to decision.
16projects in the council area
0awaiting a decision
1approved, not running
42%of decisions refused
How Conwy decides
| Applications | Conwy | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 1 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 31.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Projects in Conwy
Projects of 1 MW and more (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clocaenog Forest Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 96 | operationalupdated Feb 2022 | Apr 2013 | granted Sep 2014 | Feb 2022 |
| Nant Bachwind farm | wind farm | 27.5 | abandonedupdated Aug 2015 | Jul 2008 | granted Mar 2009 | Aug 2015 |
| Cwmpenannerwind farm | wind farm | 24.2 | refusedupdated Dec 2010 | Jan 2004 | refused Nov 2004 | Dec 2010 |
| Llys Dymper Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 23 | appeal withdrawnupdated Dec 2015 | Feb 2012 | refused Apr 2014 | Dec 2015 |
| Llyn Alwen Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 19.3 | application withdrawnupdated May 2002 | — | — | May 2002 |
| Moel Rhiwlug Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 19.2 | application withdrawnupdated Mar 2003 | — | — | Mar 2003 |
| Pant y Maenwind farm | wind farm | 17.5 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2015 | Mar 2015 | granted Jan 2018 | Jul 2015 |
| Moel Maelogen A Phase 2wind farm | wind farm | 11.7 | operationalupdated May 2017 | Jun 2003 | granted Nov 2004 | May 2017 |
| Mynydd Llanelian Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6.5 | refusedupdated Mar 2005 | Feb 2001 | refused Jun 2001 | Mar 2005 |
| Kinmel 1 CICsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Aug 2014 | granted Mar 2015 | Jul 2016 |
| Dolgarrog Hydro Power Stationbattery storage | battery storage | 5 | permission expiredupdated Jun 2019 | Oct 2017 | granted Jan 2020 | Jun 2019 |
| Mynydd Glyn Lws Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 3.6 | refusedupdated Dec 2014 | Mar 1995 | refused Nov 2000 | Dec 2014 |
| Hafoty Ucha '2' and '3' Wind Turbinewind farm | wind farm | 2.6 | operationalupdated Oct 2018 | Jul 2001 | granted Oct 2001 | Oct 2018 |
| Moel Maelogen Awind farm | wind farm | 2.6 | operationalupdated Mar 2010 | Aug 1999 | granted Dec 1999 | Mar 2010 |
| Bodtegirwind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | operationalupdated Jan 2018 | Feb 2016 | granted Apr 2016 | Jan 2018 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pen Y Bryn Farm, Pen Y Brynwind turbine | wind turbine | 0.8 | refusedupdated Jan 2024 | Aug 2023 | refused Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
Postcode districts in Conwy
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| LL24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LL25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LL26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LL27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LL28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LL29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LL30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LL31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LL32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LL33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LL34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Conwy by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.