Williams Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Williams 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 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 28 July 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
28 July 2016record last updated
Wrexhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2015 | Application submitted |
| 21 December 2015 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 July 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Solar Ventures
- Planning authority
- Wrexham
- Planning application reference
- P/2015/0463
- Site area
- 10.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Williams Farm, Maelor Gas Works, Marchwiel, Wrexham
- Council area (by location)
- Wrexham
- Time to decision
- 25 weeks
- REPD reference
- 6172
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5.7 | approved, not built | 0.3 |
| Little Llwyn Onn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 2.3 |
| Land north of Bryn Lane | solar farm | 6.4 | permission expired | 2.8 |
| Land south of Francis Land | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 3.2 |
| Wrexham Social Housing PV | rooftop solar | 5.4 | operational | 4.8 |
| Land at Borras Hall | solar farm | 10 | abandoned | 4.9 |
| Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllen | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 7.8 |
| Plas Power Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 57 | application submitted | 8.0 |
| Trench Farm | solar farm | 7.2 | operational | 9.3 |
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 (53.029, -2.9213).