Solar, wind and battery projects near Bangor (LL57)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of LL57 (Gwynedd): 5 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Solar Farm & Energy Storage Facility (160 MW solar farm, approved on 26 August 2025, not yet built), 8.2 km away. Offshore, 2 wind farms are recorded within 40 km; the nearest is Awel y Mor Offshore Wind Farm (775 MW, approved, not built), 35.4 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of LL57
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentir Substation, Pentirbattery storage | battery storage | 57 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Jul 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 | Gwynedd | 3.9 |
| Tyddyn Forgan, Llanddeiniolenbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Apr 2025 | granted Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Gwynedd | 4.3 |
| Seion, Pentirbattery storage | battery storage | 99.9 | refusedupdated Mar 2026 | Apr 2025 | refused Jan 2026 | Mar 2026 | Gwynedd | 4.3 |
| Braint Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 2.6 | refusedupdated Sep 2016 | Aug 2013 | refused Jul 2015 | Sep 2016 | Isle of Anglesey | 8.1 |
| Solar Farm & Energy Storage Facilitysolar farm | solar farm | 160 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | May 2024 | granted Aug 2025 | Oct 2025 | Isle of Anglesey | 8.2 |
| Parciau Farm Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 13.9 | operationalupdated Sep 2015 | Jun 2014 | granted Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Gwynedd | 9.8 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| 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 | 2.7 |
| Solar Farm & Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | — | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2025 | May 2024 | granted Aug 2025 | Oct 2025 | Isle of Anglesey | 8.2 |
Distance from the average position of the LL57 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 157 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
Offshore wind farms within 40 km
| Wind farm | MW | Status (REPD) | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awel y Mor Offshore Wind Farm | 775 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2026 | 35.4 |
| Rhyl Flats | 90 | operationalupdated Aug 2017 | 36.7 |
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 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 LL57, 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.