Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm (96 MW)
Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm is a 96 MW wind farm project in Conwy, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 October 2019; the record was last updated on 17 February 2022. As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State responsible for energy at the time on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010013).
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 April 2013 | Application submitted |
| 12 September 2014 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 19 March 2018 | Construction started |
| 1 October 2019 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 96 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 17 February 2022
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Innogy UK
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application reference
- EN010013
- Turbines
- 32
- Turbine height
- 145 m
- Address (REPD)
- Clocaenog forest, Ruthin,
- Council area (by location)
- Conwy
- Time to decision
- 72 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 4552
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate (EN010013)
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State responsible for energy at the time on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010013). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms. The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure refused 7% of 46 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 73 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenig Wind Farm | wind farm | 37.6 | operational | 4.3 |
| Derwydd Bach Wind Farm | wind farm | 23 | abandoned | 4.7 |
| Tir Mostyn And Foel Goch Wind Farm | wind farm | 21.3 | operational | 5.1 |
| Pant y Maen | wind farm | 17.5 | approved, not built | 6.3 |
| Gorsedd Brân Wind Fram | wind farm | 35 | refused on appeal | 7.4 |
| Wern Ddu Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 7.5 |
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 (53.071, -3.4892).