Solar Farm & Energy Storage Facility (160 MW)
Solar Farm & Energy Storage Facility is a 160 MW solar farm project in Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 August 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 October 2025. It is decided by the Welsh Government as a development of national significance.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 16 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 26 August 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 160 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Enso Energy Limited
- Planning authority
- Welsh Government (NSIP)
- Planning application reference
- DNS/3274702
- Site area
- 268.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Llyn Alaw, Beaumaris
- Council area (by location)
- Isle of Anglesey
- Time to decision
- 67 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Alaw Môn Solar Farm - Solar Farm & Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 9226
The scheme also includes battery storage, recorded separately in REPD (approved, not built).
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.
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 (53.28, -4.099).