Porth Wen (49.9 MW solar farm)
Porth Wen is a 49.9 MW solar farm project in Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 June 2022; the record was last updated on 29 July 2022.
49.9 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
29 July 2022record last updated
Isle of Angleseycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2016 | Application submitted |
| 9 March 2018 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 June 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 29 July 2022
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Planning application reference
- 20C310B/EIA/RE
- Site area
- 72.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Llanbadrig, Cemaes Bay, Gwynedd
- Council area (by location)
- Isle of Anglesey
- Time to decision
- 105 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6071
Who decides
| Applications | Isle of Anglesey | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 15 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 3 (20%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 5 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 34.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyd-y-Groes Wind Farm - repowering | wind farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Carrog Ganol, Rhosgoch | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Trysglwyn Wind Farm | wind farm | 5.6 | operational | 6.0 |
| Llanbabo Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.4 | operational | 6.4 |
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 (53.4057, -4.4202).