Solar, wind and battery projects near Wrexham (LL14)
22 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LL14 (Wrexham): 4 are waiting for a planning decision, 10 approved but not yet running, 8 operational. The largest live scheme is Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllen (400 MW battery storage, application submitted on 8 March 2024, no decision recorded; REPD status may be out of date), 4.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LL14
Projects of 1 MW and more (14)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penycae Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Jul 2015 | granted Oct 2015 | May 2016 | Wrexham | 0.5 |
| Land Opposite Tyn Y Pistyllsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Aug 2016 | Feb 2015 | granted May 2015 | Aug 2016 | Wrexham | 1.2 |
| Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllenbattery storage | battery storage | 400 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | — | Apr 2024 | Wrexham | 4.4 |
| Bronwylfa Reservoirsolar farm | solar farm | 3 | operationalupdated Jan 2016 | Apr 2014 | granted Jul 2014 | Jan 2016 | Wrexham | 4.5 |
| Plas Power Estate Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 57 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2025 | Jun 2024 | — | Apr 2025 | Wrexham | 5.4 |
| Plas Power Estate Solar Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Apr 2025 | Jun 2024 | — | Apr 2025 | Wrexham | 5.4 |
| Wrexham Social Housing PVrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 5.4 | operationalupdated Oct 2012 | — | — | Oct 2012 | Wrexham | 6.9 |
| Knolton Farmhouse Cheese Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 1 | operationalupdated Sep 2016 | Apr 2015 | granted Jun 2015 | Sep 2016 | Wrexham | 7.4 |
| Berllandeg Farm, Rhoswielsolar farm | solar farm | 1.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | May 2025 | granted Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Shropshire | 8.1 |
| Little Llwyn Onn Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 16 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Jun 2022 | Wrexham | 8.1 |
| Little Llwyn Onn Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 | granted Mar 2023 | Jun 2022 | Wrexham | 8.1 |
| Land NW Of Pickhill Bridge Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.6 | operationalupdated Dec 2017 | Apr 2015 | granted Jul 2015 | Dec 2017 | Wrexham | 9.3 |
| Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storagesolar farm | solar farm | 5.7 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Jul 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 | Wrexham | 9.5 |
| Williams Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Jun 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Jul 2016 | Wrexham | 9.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid Legacy Substation, Bronwylfa Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Aug 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 | Wrexham | 4.3 |
| Hillhead Road & Dundrum Road Wind Farmwind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Wrexham | 6.3 |
| Plas Yolyn Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | — | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Shropshire | 8.4 |
| F Lloyd Penleyrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | operationalupdated Sep 2023 | — | — | Sep 2023 | Wrexham | 9.1 |
| Wonderbank, Brymbo Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Wrexham | 9.3 |
| Wonderbank, Brymbo Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2026 | Nov 2024 | granted Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Wrexham | 9.3 |
| Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storagebattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2022 | Jul 2021 | granted Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 | Wrexham | 9.5 |
| 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 | Wrexham | 9.9 |
Distance from the average position of the LL14 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 74.5 |
| Rooftop solar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 473 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Wrexham decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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.
Is the status up to date?
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. Near LL14, 4 projects have a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.