Carnedd Wen Wind Farm (150 MW)
Carnedd Wen Wind Farm is a 150 MW wind farm project in Powys, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 5 February 2020; the record was last updated on 9 September 2022.
150 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
9 September 2022record last updated
Powyscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 December 2008 | Application submitted |
| 5 February 2020 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 9 September 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Innogy
- Planning authority
- Powys
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 50
- Address (REPD)
- Llanbrynmair Forest TAN 8 Strategic Search Area B
- Council area (by location)
- Powys
- REPD reference
- 3989
Who decides
| 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.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nant Carfan Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.8 | refused | 3.0 |
| Cemmaes 'C' Wind Farm | wind farm | 15.3 | operational | 7.1 |
| Mynydd Waun Fawr Wind Farm | wind farm | 37.5 | application withdrawn | 9.1 |
| Tirgwynt | wind farm | 24.6 | operational | 9.3 |
| Mynydd Yr Hendre Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.1 | refused | 9.5 |
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 (52.6678, -3.5793).