Plas Power Estate Solar Farm (57 MW)
Plas Power Estate Solar Farm is a 57 MW solar farm project in Wrexham, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 11 June 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 14 April 2025. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance. The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
The application was submitted more than two years ago and is still shown as pending; it may have been decided since. 32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 June 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 14 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource BP
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3253253
- Site area
- 136.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Plas Power Estate, Ruthin Road, Wrexham
- Council area (by location)
- Wrexham
- REPD reference
- 7858
The scheme also includes 57 MW of battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (application submitted).
Who decides
It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance. Welsh Government (NSIP) refused 22% of 55 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 67 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllen | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 1.0 |
| Wrexham Social Housing PV | rooftop solar | 5.4 | operational | 3.3 |
| Little Llwyn Onn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 5.7 |
| Penycae Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.7 |
| Land Opposite Tyn Y Pistyll | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.1 |
| Land at Borras Hall | solar farm | 10 | abandoned | 7.3 |
| Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5.7 | approved, not built | 7.8 |
| Williams Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.0 |
| Land north of Bryn Lane | solar farm | 6.4 | permission expired | 8.4 |
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 (53.039, -3.0394).