Solar, wind and battery projects near Corwen (LL21)
9 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LL21 (Denbighshire): 3 are waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Gaerwen Wind Farm (59.4 MW wind farm, application submitted on 30 July 2025, no decision recorded), 5.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LL21
Projects of 1 MW and more (7)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trewyn Bach, Clawdd Poncensolar farm | solar farm | 2 | application submittedupdated Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | — | Mar 2025 | Denbighshire | 2.1 |
| Rhug Estatesolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | operationalupdated Jul 2016 | Oct 2014 | granted Jan 2015 | Jul 2016 | Denbighshire | 2.3 |
| Wern Ddu Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operationalupdated Apr 2010 | Apr 2004 | granted Jan 2005 | Apr 2010 | Denbighshire | 4.0 |
| Gaerwen Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 59.4 | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Gwynedd | 5.4 |
| Derwydd Bach Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 23 | abandonedupdated Dec 2015 | Jul 2007 | granted Jul 2011 | Dec 2015 | Denbighshire | 5.7 |
| Bodtegirwind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | operationalupdated Jan 2018 | Feb 2016 | granted Apr 2016 | Jan 2018 | Conwy | 6.6 |
| Bodelith Isaf Wind Turbineswind farm | wind farm | 5 | refusedupdated Nov 2015 | Apr 2014 | refused Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 | Gwynedd | 7.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaerwen Wind Farmbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submittedupdated Oct 2025 | Jul 2025 | — | Oct 2025 | Gwynedd | 5.4 |
| Tyfos, Pen Y Geulansolar farm | solar farm | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2023 | Nov 2022 | granted Aug 2023 | Sep 2023 | Denbighshire | 7.1 |
Distance from the average position of the LL21 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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Wind farm | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 59.4 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
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.