Elwy Solar Energy Farm (62 MW)
Elwy Solar Energy Farm is a 62 MW solar farm project in Denbighshire, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 1 July 2022; the record was last updated on 1 July 2022. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 March 2021 | Application submitted |
| 1 July 2022 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 62 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 1 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Statkraft UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3247619
- Address (REPD)
- Land at Gwernigron Farm, The Roe, St Asaph,
- Council area (by location)
- Denbighshire
- Time to decision
- 67 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7862
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (refused).
Who decides
It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance. Welsh Government (NSIP) refused 22% of 55 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodelwyddan, Abergele Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 110 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Kinmel 1 CIC | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.7 |
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 (53.2666, -3.4628).