Solar, wind and battery projects near Welshpool (SY21)
3 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of SY21 (Powys): 1 is waiting for a planning decision, 2 approved but not yet running. The largest live scheme is The Gaer (1.9 MW solar farm, approved on 8 March 2024, not yet built), 8.0 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of SY21
Projects of 1 MW and more (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gaersolar farm | solar farm | 1.9 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Aug 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Powys | 8.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (2)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathrafalsolar farm | solar farm | 0.5 | application submittedupdated Sep 2024 | Aug 2024 | — | Sep 2024 | Powys | 7.1 |
| Buttington Old Hall, Buttington Solar PV Arrayssolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jan 2022 | Jan 2022 | granted Mar 2022 | Jan 2022 | Powys | 7.6 |
Distance from the average position of the SY21 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
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.