Solar, wind and battery projects near Newtown (SY16)
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SY16 (Powys): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 2 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is Dyffryn Industrial Estate, Pool Road Energy Storage Facility (0.2 MW battery storage, approved on 25 April 2024, not yet built), 1.2 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SY16
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuadd Goch Bank Wind Farmwind farm | wind farm | 27 | appeal withdrawnupdated Mar 2020 | Jan 2012 | refused Jul 2014 | Mar 2020 | Powys | 8.2 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyffryn Industrial Estate, Pool Road Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted Apr 2024 | May 2024 | Powys | 1.2 |
| Unit B, Mochdre Industrial Estate - Micro Energy Storage Facilitybattery storage | battery storage | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Feb 2024 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Powys | 2.7 |
| The Jointers, Dolforsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | application submitted | May 2026 | — | — | Powys | 5.0 |
Distance from the average position of the SY16 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
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. Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.