Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storage (5.7 MW)
Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storage is a 5.7 MW solar farm project in Wrexham, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 9 November 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 15 November 2022.
5.7 MWsolar farm
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
15 November 2022record last updated
Wrexhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2021 | Application submitted |
| 9 November 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 9 November 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 15 November 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Novus Renewable Services Limited
- Planning authority
- Wrexham
- Planning application reference
- P/2021/0676
- Site area
- 9.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Wales And West Utilities, Access Roads To Maelor Gasworks, Cross Lanes, Wrexham
- Council area (by location)
- Wrexham
- Time to decision
- 69 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Maelor Gasworks - Solar Farm & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9342
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.3 |
| Little Llwyn Onn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 2.2 |
| Land north of Bryn Lane | solar farm | 6.4 | permission expired | 3.1 |
| Land south of Francis Land | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 3.4 |
| Wrexham Social Housing PV | rooftop solar | 5.4 | operational | 4.7 |
| Land at Borras Hall | solar farm | 10 | abandoned | 5.1 |
| Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllen | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Plas Power Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 57 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Trench Farm | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 9.1 |
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 (53.0269, -2.9242).