Cemmaes 'C' Wind Farm (15.3 MW)
Cemmaes 'C' Wind Farm is a 15.3 MW wind farm project in Powys, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 February 2002; the record was last updated on 14 September 2010.
15.3 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
14 September 2010record last updated
Powyscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 October 2000 | Application submitted |
| 6 April 2001 | Planning permission granted |
| 23 February 2002 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 September 2010
- Operator or applicant
- Vestas
- Planning authority
- Powys
- Planning application reference
- M/2000/0846
- Turbines
- 18
- Address (REPD)
- Cemmaes Machynlleth Powys
- Council area (by location)
- Powys
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2576
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 | 4.1 |
| Carnedd Wen Wind Farm | wind farm | 150 | application withdrawn | 7.1 |
| Cemmaes 3 Wind Farm | wind farm | 24 | appeal withdrawn | 7.3 |
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 (52.6399, -3.6743).