Corston Windfarm (7.9 MW)
Corston Windfarm is a 7.9 MW wind farm project in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 5 March 1996; the record was last updated on 14 April 2005.
7.9 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
14 April 2005record last updated
Pembrokeshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 October 1995 | Application submitted |
| 5 March 1996 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 7.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 14 April 2005
- Operator or applicant
- NOVERA / Renewable Energy Systems (RES)
- Planning authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Corston Windfarm, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire
- Council area (by location)
- Pembrokeshire
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2629
Who decides
| Applications | Pembrokeshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 61 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 13 (21%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 31 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 11 of 16 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 14 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 23.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldborough Road, Hundleton | battery storage | 350 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Hoplass Farm | solar farm | 10 | operational | 2.0 |
| The Greenlink Converter Station - Lambeeth Battery Energy Storage | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Wogaston Solar Farm | solar farm | 5.3 | operational | 2.3 |
| West Orielton Farm | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 2.6 |
| Pembroke Power Station, Pwllcrochan | battery storage | 350 | approved, not built | 2.9 |
| Chapel Hill | solar farm | 8 | operational | 3.5 |
| Rhoscrowther - Turbine Wind Farm | wind farm | 12.9 | refused | 3.6 |
| Wear Point | wind farm | 8.2 | operational | 5.1 |
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 (51.6561, -4.994).