Nant Bach (27.5 MW wind farm)
Nant Bach is a 27.5 MW wind farm project in Conwy, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 18 August 2015.
27.5 MWwind farm
abandonedstatus in REPD
18 August 2015record last updated
Conwycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 July 2008 | Application submitted |
| 11 March 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 11 March 2012 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 27.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 18 August 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Planning authority
- Conwy
- Planning application reference
- 0/35170
- Turbines
- 11
- Address (REPD)
- Mwdwl Eithin near Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Conwy
- Council area (by location)
- Conwy
- Time to decision
- 35 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4064
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nant Bach 0/32334 | 30 | 12 September 2006 | refused 14 November 2007 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolgarrog Hydro Power Station | battery storage | 5 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Mynydd Llanelian Wind Farm | wind farm | 6.5 | refused | 6.3 |
| Moel Maelogen A Phase 2 | wind farm | 11.7 | operational | 7.5 |
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 (53.2006, -3.7605).