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Onshore wind planning in Conwy
Conwy has decided 7 onshore wind schemes and approved 57% of them, taking a median of 6.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 18 MW. 2 applications still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (7 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Conwy compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Conwy sits in the 26th percentile for approval rate (11 points below the England average) and the 89th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Onshore wind decisions by the year the decision was issued (Renewable Energy Planning Database). Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.
Every recorded scheme (13)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Pen Y Bryn Farm, Pen Y Bryn - Wind Turbine Constantine Wind Energy Limited · 0/51012 · 4.6 mo to decide | 0.85 | Application Refused | 2024-01-03 |
Bodtegir Clean Earth Energy · 0/42466 · 2.2 mo to decide | 1.5 | Operational | 2016-04-20 |
Llys Dymper Wind Farm Windpower Wales · 0/38695 · 25.7 mo to decide | 23 | Appeal Withdrawn | 2014-04-09 |
Llys Dymper Windpower Wales · 0/37722 | 49.5 | Revised | 2011-09-29 |
Nant Bach Vattenfall · 0/35170 · 8 mo to decide | 27.5 | Abandoned | 2009-03-11 |
Nant Bach Nuon Renewables · 0/32334 · 14.1 mo to decide | 30 | Revised | 2007-11-14 |
Moel Maelogen A Phase 2 John Laing Environmental Assets Group · 0/27445 · 17.5 mo to decide | 11.7 | Operational | 2004-11-26 |
Moel Rhiwlug Wind Farm MANWEB Generation Holdings Ltd/ National Windpower | 19.2 | Application Withdrawn | 2003-03-13 |
Llyn Alwen Wind Farm MANWEB Generation Holdings/ National Windpower | 19.3 | Application Withdrawn | 2002-05-10 |
Hafoty Ucha '2' and '3' Wind Turbine Private Developer · 0/25079 · 3.5 mo to decide | 2.6 | Operational | 2001-10-17 |
Mynydd Llanelian Wind Farm WINDJEN POWER LTD · 4.4 mo to decide | 6.5 | Application Refused | 2001-06-15 |
Mynydd Glyn Lws Wind Farm Windjen · 68.1 mo to decide | 3.6 | Application Refused | 2000-11-27 |
Moel Maelogen A John Laing Environmental Assets Group · 3.8 mo to decide | 2.6 | Operational | 1999-12-15 |
Does Conwy approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 7 onshore wind schemes Conwy has decided, 57% were approved (4 granted, 3 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in Conwy?
The median time from application to decision is 6.3 months, against a UK median of 11.5 months for onshore wind. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much onshore wind capacity has Conwy consented?
18 MW has been consented across 4 approved schemes, with 11 MW refused. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Conwy
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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