Renewable energy projects in Denbighshire
14 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Denbighshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 3 pending, 2 approved but not running, 4 operational and 3 refused. The council refused 3 of 10 decided applications (30%; UK 19%), with a median 39 weeks from submission to decision.
14projects in the council area
3awaiting a decision
2approved, not running
30%of decisions refused
How Denbighshire decides
| Applications | Denbighshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 10 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (30%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 2 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 39.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Projects in Denbighshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (10)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodelwyddan, Abergele Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 110 | application submittedupdated Jun 2026 | May 2026 | — | Jun 2026 |
| Bodelwyddan, Abergele Road Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 110 | application submittedupdated Jun 2026 | May 2026 | — | Jun 2026 |
| Elwy Solar Energy Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 62 | refusedupdated Jul 2022 | Mar 2021 | refused Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| Brenig Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 37.6 | operationalupdated Nov 2018 | Jun 2015 | granted May 2016 | Nov 2018 |
| Gorsedd Brân Wind Framwind farm | wind farm | 35 | refused on appealupdated May 2010 | May 2007 | refused Feb 2008 | May 2010 |
| Derwydd Bach Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 23 | abandonedupdated Dec 2015 | Jul 2007 | granted Jul 2011 | Dec 2015 |
| Tir Mostyn And Foel Goch Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 21.3 | operationalupdated Aug 2012 | Sep 1999 | granted Dec 2002 | Aug 2012 |
| Wern Ddu Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operationalupdated Apr 2010 | Apr 2004 | granted Jan 2005 | Apr 2010 |
| Trewyn Bach, Clawdd Poncensolar farm | solar farm | 2 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Mar 2025 |
| Rhug Estatesolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Oct 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Jul 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyfos, Pen Y Geulansolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Aug 2023 | Sep 2023 |
| Llannerch Water Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2019 | Oct 2018 | — | Apr 2019 |
| Electricity Sub Station, Kinmel Park - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Elwy Solar Energy Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated Jul 2022 | Mar 2021 | refused Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
Postcode districts in Denbighshire
| District | Projects within 10 km | Pending | Approved | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LL16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LL17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| LL18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| LL19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| LL20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| LL21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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 Denbighshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.