Kinmel 1 CIC (5 MW solar farm)
Kinmel 1 CIC is a 5 MW solar farm project in Conwy, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 27 June 2016; the record was last updated on 25 July 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
25 July 2016record last updated
Conwycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 August 2014 | Application submitted |
| 11 March 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 21 March 2016 | Construction started |
| 27 June 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Haymaker Energy
- Planning authority
- Conwy
- Planning application reference
- 0/40999
- Site area
- 44.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land immediately north of A547, Rhuddlan Road, Towyn, Conwy
- Council area (by location)
- Conwy
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2253
Who decides
| Applications | Conwy | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 12 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 1 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 31.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodelwyddan, Abergele Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 110 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Elwy Solar Energy Farm | solar farm | 62 | refused | 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 (53.2868, -3.5252).