Gaerwen Wind Farm (59.4 MW)
Gaerwen Wind Farm is a 59.4 MW wind farm project in Gwynedd, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 30 July 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 October 2025. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 July 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 59.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 13 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Renewables UK Limited
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3276735
- Turbines
- 9
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land north west of Llandrillo
- Council area (by location)
- Gwynedd
- REPD reference
- 9980
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodelith Isaf Wind Turbines | wind farm | 5 | refused | 2.7 |
| Wern Ddu Wind Farm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 9.1 |
| Derwydd Bach Wind Farm | wind farm | 23 | abandoned | 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 (52.9506, -3.4592).