Carno 'A' Wind Farm (16.8 MW)
Carno 'A' Wind Farm is a 16.8 MW wind farm project in Powys, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 1996; the record was last updated on 30 October 2011.
16.8 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 October 2011record last updated
Powyscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 August 1993 | Application submitted |
| 18 August 1995 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 October 1996 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 16.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 October 2011
- Operator or applicant
- RWE npower
- Planning authority
- Powys
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 28
- Address (REPD)
- Cwm Cledan Carno Powys
- Council area (by location)
- Powys
- Time to decision
- 105 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2565
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carno 'A'and 'B' Wind Farm, (Extension) | wind farm | 15.6 | operational | <0.1 |
| Carno 'B' Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.8 | operational | 2.1 |
| Carno 3 | wind farm | 45 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Waun Garno | wind farm | 16.5 | refused | 3.0 |
| Cemmaes 3 Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | appeal withdrawn | 5.5 |
| Esgair Cwmowen | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 7.4 |
| Mynydd Yr Hendre Wind Farm | wind farm | 29.1 | refused | 9.0 |
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 (52.5423, -3.5792).