Banks Farm Solar Park (linked site) (5 MW)
Banks Farm Solar Park (linked site) is a 5 MW solar farm project in Flintshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on appeal on 14 December 2016; the record was last updated on 23 December 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
refused on appealstatus in REPD
23 December 2016record last updated
Flintshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 4 April 2016 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 13 July 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 14 December 2016 | Appeal refused |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused on appeal
- Record last updated
- 23 December 2016
- Operator or applicant
- SEP Solar
- Planning authority
- Flintshire
- Planning application reference
- 53686
- Appeal reference
- APP/A6835/A/16/3151110
- Address (REPD)
- Deeside Lane, Sealand, Chester
- Council area (by location)
- Flintshire
- Time to decision
- 47 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5565
Who decides
| Applications | Flintshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 18 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 4 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 30.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Farm Solar Park (linked site) | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 1.0 |
| Bretton Hall Solar Farm (Wales) | solar farm | 16 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Bretton Hall Solar Farm (England) | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Land West Of Vicarage Lane | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 4.4 |
| Mollington | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Shotwick Solar Farm | solar farm | 72.2 | operational | 5.2 |
| National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lane | battery storage | 100 | operational | 6.2 |
| Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
| Rectory Lane | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 6.6 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.2032, -2.9766).