Wrexham Social Housing PV (5.4 MW)
Wrexham Social Housing PV is a 5.4 MW rooftop solar project in Wrexham, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 August 2012; the record was last updated on 25 October 2012.
5.4 MWrooftop solar
operationalstatus in REPD
25 October 2012record last updated
Wrexhamcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2012 | Construction started |
| 1 August 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- rooftop solar
- Capacity
- 5.4 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 25 October 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Wrexham Council
- Planning authority
- Wrexham
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Address (REPD)
- Wrexham
- Council area (by location)
- Wrexham
- REPD reference
- 1612
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Llwyn Onn Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
| Plas Power Estate Solar Farm | solar farm | 57 | application submitted | 3.3 |
| Bronwylfa Road, Rhostyllen | battery storage | 400 | application submitted | 3.4 |
| Land at Borras Hall | solar farm | 10 | abandoned | 4.5 |
| Maelor Gasworks Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 5.7 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Williams Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Land north of Bryn Lane | solar farm | 6.4 | permission expired | 5.2 |
| Land south of Francis Land | solar farm | 10 | permission expired | 5.5 |
| Penycae Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
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 (53.0409, -2.9899).