Solar, wind and battery projects near Machynlleth (SY20)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SY20 (Powys): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 1 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Glandulas Mawr Farm (0.3 MW solar farm, approved on 28 June 2019, not yet built; REPD status may be out of date), 0.8 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SY20
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braich Dduwind farm | wind farm | 3.9 | operationalupdated Oct 2013 | Mar 2004 | granted Sep 2004 | Oct 2013 | Gwynedd | 9.6 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberffrydlan, Llanwrinwind turbine | wind turbine | — | application submitted | Jun 2026 | — | — | Powys | 0.7 |
| Glandulas Mawr Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 0.3 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jun 2024 | Mar 2019 | granted Jun 2019 | Jun 2024 | Powys | 0.8 |
Distance from the average position of the SY20 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 SY20, 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.