Llwyndyrys Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Llwyndyrys Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Gwynedd, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: planning permission expired on 9 November 2020; the record was last updated on 18 March 2020.
5 MWsolar farm
permission expiredstatus in REPD
18 March 2020record last updated
Gwyneddcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 August 2015 | Application submitted |
| 9 November 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 November 2020 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- permission expired
- Record last updated
- 18 March 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Luminous Energy
- Planning authority
- Gwynedd
- Planning application reference
- C15/0810/40/LL
- Site area
- 11.6 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Llwyndyrys Farm, Y Ffor, Pwllheli
- Council area (by location)
- Gwynedd
- Time to decision
- 13 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5575
Who decides
| Applications | Gwynedd | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 6 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 17.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
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 (52.9356, -4.3997).