Renewable energy projects in Wrexham
28 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Wrexham (REPD, July 2026 extract): 4 pending, 9 approved but not running, 10 operational and 1 refused. The council refused 3 of 20 decided applications (15%; UK 19%), with a median 22 weeks from submission to decision.
28projects in the council area
4awaiting a decision
9approved, not running
15%of decisions refused
How Wrexham decides
| Applications | Wrexham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Newry, Mourne and Downe, Wrexham.
Projects in Wrexham
Projects of 1 MW and more (19)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllenbattery storage | battery storage | 400 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | — | Apr 2024 |
| Plas Power Estate Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 57 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2025 | Jun 2024 | — | Apr 2025 |
| Plas Power Estate Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2025 | Jun 2024 | — | Apr 2025 |
| Bubney Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 40 | operationalupdated Feb 2024 | Apr 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Feb 2024 |
| Little Llwyn Onn Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 16 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Jun 2022 |
| Land south of Francis Landsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2020 | May 2015 | granted Sep 2016 | Sep 2020 |
| Land at Borras Hallsolar farm | solar farm | 10 | abandonedupdated Nov 2018 | Oct 2015 | granted Mar 2016 | Nov 2018 |
| Little Llwyn Onn Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Jun 2022 |
| Land north of Bryn Lanesolar farm | solar farm | 6.4 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2020 | May 2015 | granted Sep 2016 | Sep 2020 |
| Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 5.7 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Jul 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| Wrexham Social Housing PVrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 5.4 | operationalupdated Oct 2012 | — | — | Oct 2012 |
| Land Opposite Tyn Y Pistyllsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Feb 2015 | granted May 2015 | Aug 2016 |
| Penycae Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | May 2016 |
| Williams Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Jun 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Jul 2016 |
| Land West Of Erlas Hallsolar farm | solar farm | 4 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2017 | Aug 2015 | — | Aug 2017 |
| Cefn Coedwind farm | wind farm | 3.9 | refusedupdated Oct 2005 | May 2002 | refused Sep 2002 | Oct 2005 |
| Land NW Of Pickhill Bridge Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.6 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Apr 2015 | granted Jul 2015 | Dec 2017 |
| Bronwylfa Reservoirsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | operationalupdated Jan 2016 | Apr 2014 | granted Jul 2014 | Jan 2016 |
| Knolton Farmhouse Cheese Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Sep 2016 | Apr 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Sep 2016 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (9)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davey Way, Llay Industrial Estate, Llayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Oct 2023 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Wonderbank, Brymbo Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| F Lloyd Penleyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | operationalupdated Sep 2023 | — | — | Sep 2023 |
| Land SE of, Spectrum Business Parkbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Apr 2020 | Jun 2017 | granted Oct 2017 | Apr 2020 |
| Bubney Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | operationalupdated Feb 2024 | Apr 2021 | granted Oct 2021 | Feb 2024 |
| Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Jul 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 |
| National Grid Legacy Substation, Bronwylfa Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 |
| Wonderbank, Brymbo Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 |
| Hillhead Road & Dundrum Road Wind Farmwind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — |
Postcode districts in Wrexham
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 Wrexham by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.