Llanwern Solar Farm & Battery Storage (75 MW)
Llanwern Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 75 MW solar farm project in Newport, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2021; the record was last updated on 31 March 2022. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 February 2018 | Application submitted |
| 13 November 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2020 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2021 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 75 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 31 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- NextEnergy Capital LLP
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3213968
- Site area
- 121.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- S/o Whitson Electricity Substa, Broad Street Common, Nash, Newport,
- Council area (by location)
- Newport
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6411
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (operational).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig y Perthi Solar Farm | solar farm | 99.9 | refused | 2.9 |
| Leeway House, Leeway Industrial Estate | battery storage | 20.6 | approved, not built | 3.3 |
| Uskmouth Power Station | battery storage | 230 | under construction | 3.5 |
| Rush Wall Solar Park | solar farm | 75 | appeal lodged | 3.9 |
| Abertillery Wind farm | wind farm | 39.6 | application submitted | 4.0 |
| Solutia UK Ltd | wind farm | 5 | operational | 4.2 |
| Uskmouth Power Station, West Nash Road | battery storage | 120 | under construction | 4.3 |
| Traston Road | battery storage | 20 | operational | 4.5 |
| Court Farm | solar farm | 8.5 | 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 (51.5613, -2.9032).