Solar, wind and battery projects near Crickhowell (NP8)
6 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of NP8 (Powys): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 4 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassau (8 MW battery storage, approved on 24 July 2023, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 8.7 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of NP8
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rassau Industrial Estatebattery storage | battery storage | 6 | under constructionupdated Jan 2022 | Nov 2019 | granted Jan 2020 | Jan 2022 | Blaenau Gwent | 8.5 |
| Rassau Industrial Estatewind turbine | wind turbine | 1.5 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2019 | Oct 2018 | granted Jul 2019 | Sep 2019 | Blaenau Gwent | 8.5 |
| Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassaubattery storage | battery storage | 8 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Sep 2023 | Blaenau Gwent | 8.7 |
| Mynydd James Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 31.2 | application withdrawnupdated Oct 2005 | Jul 2006 | — | Oct 2005 | Blaenau Gwent | 9.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rassau Industrial Estate, Unit 19wind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Jan 2021 | Dec 2020 | — | Jan 2021 | Blaenau Gwent | 8.5 |
| Rassau Industrial Estate, Rassaurooftop solar | rooftop solar | — | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2023 | Mar 2023 | granted Jul 2023 | Sep 2023 | Blaenau Gwent | 8.7 |
Distance from the average position of the NP8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop solar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Powys decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Powys | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 42 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 15 (36%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 24 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 78.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: DECC (S36), Powys.
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 NP8, 4 projects have 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.