Parciau Farm Solar Park (13.9 MW)
Parciau Farm Solar Park is a 13.9 MW solar farm project in Gwynedd, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 23 March 2015; the record was last updated on 30 September 2015.
13.9 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 September 2015record last updated
Gwyneddcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 6 June 2014 | Application submitted |
| 22 September 2014 | Planning permission granted |
| 15 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 23 March 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 13.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 September 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Kronos Solar
- Planning authority
- Gwynedd
- Planning application reference
- C14/0498/20/LL
- Site area
- 27.2 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Parciau Farm, Griffiths Crossing, Caernarfon, Gwynedd
- Council area (by location)
- Gwynedd
- Time to decision
- 15 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2110
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 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seion, Pentir | battery storage | 99.9 | refused | 5.5 |
| Tyddyn Forgan, Llanddeiniolen | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Pentir Substation, Pentir | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
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 (53.1653, -4.2414).