Cefn Cae For (5 MW solar farm)
Cefn Cae For is a 5 MW solar farm project in Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 11 February 2021; the record was last updated on 27 September 2018.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
27 September 2018record last updated
Isle of Angleseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 11 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 February 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 27 September 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Vortex (formerly SunEdison)
- Planning authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Planning application reference
- 48C160C/RE
- Address (REPD)
- Cefn Caer For, Gwalchmai, Holyhead
- Council area (by location)
- Isle of Anglesey
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5802
Who decides
| Applications | Isle of Anglesey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 5 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn yr Odyn Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | operational | 1.5 |
| Townland of Meenakeeran, Tullycar Road Wind Farm & Battery Storage | wind farm | 24 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Parc Solar Traffwll | solar farm | 35 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Bodorgan Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.6 | operational | 7.6 |
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 (53.2465, -4.4056).