Bubney Farm (40 MW solar farm)
Bubney Farm is a 40 MW solar farm project in Wrexham, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2023; the record was last updated on 1 February 2024.
40 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
1 February 2024record last updated
Wrexhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2021 | Application submitted |
| 1 October 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2022 | Construction started |
| 28 March 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 40 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 February 2024
- Operator or applicant
- AlphaReal
- Planning authority
- Shropshire
- Planning application reference
- 21/01661/FUL
- Site area
- 65.1 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Bubney Farm, Grindley Brook, Whitchurch
- Council area (by location)
- Wrexham
- Time to decision
- 26 weeks
- REPD reference
- 8146
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (operational).
Who decides
| Applications | Shropshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 98 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 22 (22%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 20 of 78 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 17 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 15.2 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 10 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadley Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.6 | operational | 1.7 |
| Fields Farm (Agden) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 2.2 |
| Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery Storage | solar farm | 15 | application submitted | 4.9 |
| Hurst Hall | solar farm | 13.3 | refused on appeal | 6.9 |
| Twemlows | solar farm | 10 | operational | 7.0 |
| Combermere Abbey | solar farm | 14 | operational | 9.1 |
| Royals Wood Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 9.2 |
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 (52.976, -2.726).