Penycae Solar Farm (5 MW)
Penycae Solar Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Wrexham, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 March 2016; the record was last updated on 26 May 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
26 May 2016record last updated
Wrexhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2015 | Application submitted |
| 5 October 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 28 January 2016 | Construction started |
| 28 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 26 May 2016
- Operator or applicant
- SBC Renewables
- Planning authority
- Wrexham
- Planning application reference
- P/2015/0546
- Site area
- 10.3 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To East And West Of, Benn, The Grange Plas, Penycae, Wrexham, Clwyd
- Council area (by location)
- Wrexham
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5376
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Opposite Tyn Y Pistyll | solar farm | 5 | operational | 0.7 |
| Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllen | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 4.8 |
| Plas Power Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 57 | application submitted | 5.7 |
| Wrexham Social Housing PV | rooftop solar | 5.4 | operational | 7.4 |
| Little Llwyn Onn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 8.7 |
| Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5.7 | approved, not built | 10.0 |
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 (52.9888, -3.0596).