Solar, wind and battery projects near Usk (NP15)
8 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NP15 (Monmouthshire): 2 approved but not yet running, 3 operational. The largest live scheme is Penpergwm Solar Farm (Great House Farm) (32 MW solar farm, under construction since 1 August 2025), 9.9 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NP15
Projects of 1 MW and more (6)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llancayo Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 3.9 | operationalupdated May 2012 | Apr 2011 | granted Jun 2011 | May 2012 | Monmouthshire | 2.1 |
| Land at Lower House Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 8.1 | operationalupdated May 2016 | Aug 2012 | granted Dec 2012 | May 2016 | Monmouthshire | 4.2 |
| Mamhilad Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 5 | operationalupdated Feb 2020 | Aug 2015 | granted Dec 2015 | Feb 2020 | Torfaen | 7.5 |
| Buckwell Farm Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 8.1 | abandonedupdated Dec 2019 | Oct 2013 | granted Aug 2014 | Dec 2019 | Monmouthshire | 7.7 |
| Sluvad Road Water Treatment Workssolar farm | solar farm | 1 | abandonedupdated Sep 2019 | Oct 2018 | — | Sep 2019 | Torfaen | 8.0 |
| Penpergwm Solar Farm (Great House Farm)solar farm | solar farm | 32 | under constructionupdated Apr 2026 | Jan 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Apr 2026 | Monmouthshire | 9.9 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanarth Court Hospital, Llanarth Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Monmouthshire | 7.1 |
| Sluvad Road Water Treatment Worksbattery storage | battery storage | — | abandonedupdated Sep 2019 | Oct 2018 | — | Sep 2019 | Torfaen | 8.0 |
Distance from the average position of the NP15 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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Monmouthshire decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Monmouthshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 12 | 12% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.1 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.