Solar, wind and battery projects near Denbigh (LL16)
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LL16 (Denbighshire): 2 operational. The largest scheme is Elwy Solar Energy Farm (62 MW solar farm, refused on 1 July 2022), 9.3 km away. Offshore, 6 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Rhyl Flats (90 MW, operational), 25.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LL16
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tir Mostyn And Foel Goch Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 21.3 | operationalupdated Aug 2012 | Sep 1999 | granted Dec 2002 | Aug 2012 | Denbighshire | 8.5 |
| Gorsedd Brân Wind Framwind farm | wind farm | 35 | refused on appealupdated May 2010 | May 2007 | refused Feb 2008 | May 2010 | Denbighshire | 9.0 |
| Elwy Solar Energy Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 62 | refusedupdated Jul 2022 | Mar 2021 | refused Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | Denbighshire | 9.3 |
| Brenig Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 37.6 | operationalupdated Nov 2018 | Jun 2015 | granted May 2016 | Nov 2018 | Denbighshire | 9.7 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llannerch Water Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 0.4 | application withdrawnupdated Apr 2019 | Oct 2018 | — | Apr 2019 | Denbighshire | 5.5 |
| Elwy Solar Energy Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | refusedupdated Jul 2022 | Mar 2021 | refused Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 | Denbighshire | 9.3 |
Distance from the average position of the LL16 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind farm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyl Flats | 90 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | 25.5 |
| North Hoyle | 60 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | 25.8 |
| Gwynt y Mor | 576 | operationalupdated Aug 2020 | 32.5 |
| Burbo Bank Extension (Burbo Bank 2) | 258 | operationalupdated May 2018 | 34.5 |
| Burbo Bank | 90 | operationalupdated Feb 2018 | 37.5 |
| Awel y Mor Offshore Wind Farm | 775 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | 39.7 |
Operational, approved and pending offshore wind farms; distance from the district centre to the REPD grid reference of each wind farm (one point per site, so the nearest turbines can be closer or further). All offshore wind farms in UK waters.
How Denbighshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| 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 | — |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.