Bretton Hall Solar Farm (Wales) (16 MW)
Bretton Hall Solar Farm (Wales) is a 16 MW solar farm project in Flintshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 19 December 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 10 January 2024. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 July 2022 | Application submitted |
| 19 December 2023 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 16 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 10 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- YnNi Newydd (New Energy Co-op)
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3251545
- Site area
- 25.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bretton Hall Farm, Chester Road, Flintshire,
- Council area (by location)
- Flintshire
- Time to decision
- 76 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7860
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
Who decides
It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance. Welsh Government (NSIP) refused 22% of 55 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 67 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretton Hall Solar Farm (England) | solar farm | 14 | approved, not built | 0.5 |
| Wood Farm Solar Park (linked site) | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 3.2 |
| Banks Farm Solar Park (linked site) | solar farm | 5 | refused on appeal | 3.8 |
| Huntington Water Treatment Works | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 6.0 |
| Mollington | battery storage | 240 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Land West Of Vicarage Lane | solar farm | 5 | application submitted | 8.2 |
| Portmanmoor Road Industrial Estate, Splott Battery Storage Units | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Electricity Substation, Bellevue Lane | battery storage | 40 | approved, not built | 8.2 |
| Shotwick Solar Farm | solar farm | 72.2 | operational | 8.9 |
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 (53.1713, -2.9557).