Land south of Francis Land (10 MW solar farm)
Land south of Francis Land is a 10 MW solar farm project in Wrexham, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 13 September 2021; the record was last updated on 3 September 2020.
10 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
3 September 2020record last updated
Wrexhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 May 2015 | Application submitted |
| 7 December 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 6 June 2016 | Appeal lodged |
| 13 September 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 13 September 2016 | Appeal allowed |
| 13 September 2021 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 3 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- TGC Renewables/NESF
- Planning authority
- Wrexham
- Planning application reference
- P/2015/0396
- Appeal reference
- APP/H6955/A/16/3147767
- Site area
- 10.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land South Of, Francis Lane, Holt, Wrexham, Clwyd
- Council area (by location)
- Wrexham
- Time to decision
- 68 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5281
Who decides
| Applications | Wrexham | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 20 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 1 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.8 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
UK: all UK planning authorities. Counted under these REPD planning authority names: Newry, Mourne and Downe, Wrexham.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land north of Bryn Lane | solar farm | 6.4 | permission expired | 0.4 |
| Land at Borras Hall | solar farm | 10 | abandoned | 2.7 |
| Williams Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 3.2 |
| Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5.7 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Little Llwyn Onn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Wrexham Social Housing PV | rooftop solar | 5.4 | operational | 5.5 |
| Plas Power Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 57 | application submitted | 8.8 |
| Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllen | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 8.9 |
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 (53.0568, -2.9116).