Solar, wind and battery projects near Caernarfon (LL55)
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LL55 (Gwynedd): 3 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Tyddyn Forgan, Llanddeiniolen (100 MW battery storage, approved on 23 January 2026, not yet built), 6.3 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LL55
Projects of 1 MW and more (5)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parciau Farm Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 13.9 | operationalupdated Sep 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Gwynedd | 4.3 |
| Tyddyn Forgan, Llanddeiniolenbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Gwynedd | 6.3 |
| Seion, Pentirbattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | refusedupdated Mar 2026 | Apr 2025 | refused Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 | Gwynedd | 6.3 |
| Pentir Substation, Pentirbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 | Gwynedd | 6.5 |
| Land on Park Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 2.4 | refusedupdated Nov 2015 | Jul 2015 | refused Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 | Gwynedd | 8.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarfon Road Solar Panelsrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Feb 2021 | Nov 2020 | granted Apr 2021 | Feb 2021 | Gwynedd | 8.8 |
Distance from the average position of the LL55 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Battery storage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 157 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Gwynedd decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Gwynedd | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
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 LL55, 1 project has 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.