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Solar planning in Wrexham
Wrexham has decided 15 solar farms and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 5 months to decide. Consented capacity: 69 MW.
How Wrexham compares
Against the 298 UK authorities with 5+ solar decisions, Wrexham sits in the 77th percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 7th percentile for speed.
Decisions by year
Solar 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (17)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Wonderbank, Brymbo Road - Solar Panels Brymbo Developments Limited · P/2024/1578 · 12.5 mo to decide | 0.58 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-12-01 |
Davey Way, Llay Industrial Estate, Llay - Solar panels Sharp Precision Manufacturing (UK) Limited · P/2023/0751 · 5.6 mo to decide | 0.6 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-04-05 |
Little Llwyn Onn - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Novus Renewable Services Limited · P/2022/0541 · 8.9 mo to decide | 9.9 | Awaiting Construction | 2023-03-08 |
Maelor Gasworks - Solar Farm & Battery Storage Novus Renewable Services Limited · P/2021/0676 · 15.8 mo to decide | 5.7 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-09 |
Land north of Bryn Lane TGC Renewables · P/2015/0397 · 15.6 mo to decide | 6.4 | Planning Permission Expired | 2016-09-13 |
Land south of Francis Land TGC Renewables/NESF · P/2015/0396 · 15.6 mo to decide | 10 | Planning Permission Expired | 2016-09-13 |
Land at Borras Hall Earthworm/ EW Capital · P/2015/0777 · 4.4 mo to decide | 10 | Abandoned | 2016-03-11 |
Williams Farm Solar Ventures · P/2015/0463 · 5.8 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-12-21 |
Land West Of Erlas Hall Lightsource Renewable Energy · P/2015/0640 | 4 | Application Withdrawn | 2015-11-11 |
Penycae Solar Farm SBC Renewables · P/2015/0546 · 2.7 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-10-05 |
Land NW Of Pickhill Bridge Farm NextEnergy Solar Fund · P/2015/0287 · 3.6 mo to decide | 3.6 | Operational | 2015-07-31 |
Knolton Farmhouse Cheese Solar Farm Pegasus Group · P/2015/0249 · 2 mo to decide | 1 | Operational | 2015-06-01 |
Land Opposite Tyn Y Pistyll Lightsource Renewable Energy · P/2015/0092 · 3 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2015-05-12 |
Trench Farm Lightsource Renewable Energy · P/2014/0484 · 4.1 mo to decide | 7.2 | Operational | 2014-11-05 |
Bronwylfa Reservoir Wrexham County Borough Council · P/2014/0263 · 3.2 mo to decide | 3 | Operational | 2014-07-18 |
F Lloyd Penley - Solar Panels F Lloyd Penley Ltd | 0.41 | Operational | — |
Wrexham Social Housing PV Wrexham Council | 5.4 | Operational | — |
Does Wrexham approve solar farms?
Yes — of the 15 solar farms Wrexham has decided, 100% were approved (15 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for solar is 93%.
How long does a solar farm application take in Wrexham?
The median time from application to decision is 5 months, against a UK median of 2.3 months for solar. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much solar capacity has Wrexham consented?
69 MW has been consented across 15 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Wrexham
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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