Cemmaes 3 Wind Farm (24 MW)
Cemmaes 3 Wind Farm is a 24 MW wind farm project in Powys, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: appeal withdrawn; the record was last updated on 3 November 2015.
24 MWwind farm
appeal withdrawnstatus in REPD
3 November 2015record last updated
Powyscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 February 2008 | Application submitted |
| 22 January 2013 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 4 March 2014 | Appeal lodged |
| 22 October 2015 | Appeal withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Status (REPD)
- appeal withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 3 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Acciona Energy
- Planning authority
- Powys
- Planning application reference
- P/2008/0249
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- east of Cwm Llinau on Mynydd Y Cemmaes ,AES, Llanbrynmair, Powys
- Council area (by location)
- Powys
- Time to decision
- 256 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3687
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 'B' Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.8 | operational | 3.7 |
| Carno 3 | wind farm | 45 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Carno 'A'and 'B' Wind Farm, (Extension) | wind farm | 15.6 | operational | 5.5 |
| Carno 'A' Wind Farm | wind farm | 16.8 | operational | 5.5 |
| Cemmaes 'C' Wind Farm | wind farm | 15.3 | operational | 7.3 |
| Waun Garno | wind farm | 16.5 | refused | 8.4 |
| Nant Carfan Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.8 | refused | 8.9 |
| Esgair Cwmowen | wind farm | 51 | application withdrawn | 9.5 |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 (52.5787, -3.6351).