Renewable energy projects in Flintshire
23 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Flintshire (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 10 approved but not running, 5 operational and 4 refused. The council refused 4 of 18 decided applications (22%; UK 19%), with a median 30 weeks from submission to decision.
23projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
10approved, not running
22%of decisions refused
How Flintshire decides
| Applications | Flintshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 30.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Projects in Flintshire
Projects of 1 MW and more (15)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyn Y Coedbattery storage | battery storage | 500 | application submittedupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | — | Jul 2025 |
| Shotwick Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 72.2 | operationalupdated Feb 2018 | Feb 2014 | granted Jun 2015 | Feb 2018 |
| Bretton Hall Solar Farm (Wales)solar farm | solar farm | 16 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2024 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Bretton Hall Solar Farm (England)solar farm | solar farm | 14 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2023 | May 2022 | granted Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 |
| Kingspan Factory Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 5 | refusedupdated Jul 2014 | Dec 2011 | refused Nov 2013 | Jul 2014 |
| Wood Farm Solar Park (linked site)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appealupdated Dec 2016 | May 2015 | refused Apr 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| Banks Farm Solar Park (linked site)solar farm | solar farm | 5 | refused on appealupdated Dec 2016 | May 2015 | refused Apr 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| Celyn Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | abandonedupdated Oct 2017 | Oct 2015 | granted Aug 2016 | Oct 2017 |
| Toyota Motor Manufacturing Uk - Deesidesolar farm | solar farm | 3.8 | operationalupdated Nov 2014 | Oct 2013 | granted Dec 2013 | Nov 2014 |
| Flint Landfill Site Castle Parksolar farm | solar farm | 2 | operationalupdated Jul 2020 | Apr 2019 | granted Aug 2019 | Jul 2020 |
| Kingspanwind farm | wind farm | 1.8 | operationalupdated Jan 2019 | Nov 2014 | granted Apr 2015 | Jan 2019 |
| Crumps Yard Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1.6 | operationalupdated Feb 2021 | Dec 2019 | granted Sep 2020 | Feb 2021 |
| Lygan Uchaf Farm Wind Turbinewind turbine | wind turbine | 1.3 | refusedupdated May 2015 | Jul 2014 | refused Apr 2015 | May 2015 |
| British Aerospace Airbus, Chester Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2025 | Jun 2025 | granted Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| The Bungalow, Kus Industrial Estaterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.1 | approved, not builtupdated Dec 2022 | Oct 2022 | granted Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanasa Waste Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 0.9 | application withdrawnupdated Sep 2019 | Jan 2019 | — | Sep 2019 |
| Staycold Export, Manor Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.9 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Als Laboratories Uk, Manor Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Oct 2023 | Sep 2023 | — | Oct 2023 |
| Quay Pharmaceuticals Limited, Quay Houserooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Deeside Power Stationbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | May 2022 | granted Aug 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Bretton Hall Solar Farm (Wales)battery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | granted Dec 2023 | Jul 2022 |
| Bretton Hall Solar Farm (England)battery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2025 | May 2022 | granted Oct 2023 | Jan 2025 |
| Iceland Foods, Second Avenuerooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 |
Postcode districts in Flintshire
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 Flintshire by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.