Planning application · Solar · Isle of Anglesey

Porth Wen

Under Construction49.9 MWApplication 20C310B/EIA/RESubmitted 1 March 2016Granted 9 March 2018

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The application

Application number: 20C310B/EIA/RE
Planning authority: Isle of Anglesey
Nation: Wales
Technology: Solar
Capacity: 49.9 MW
Status: Under Construction
Operator or applicant: EDF Energy Renewables
Location: Llanbadrig, Cemaes Bay, Gwynedd, LL67

Timeline

1 March 2016 Planning application submitted
9 March 2018 Planning permission granted
1 June 2022 Construction started
9 March 2023 Planning permission expired

Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site

The pack for this site lists 89 comparable solar incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0752, Storm Darragh damages newly commissioned Anglesey solar farm panels, 15 km from this site.

Reference	Year	Incident	From the site	Severity
EIR-0752	2024	Storm Darragh damages newly commissioned Anglesey solar farm panels	15 km	Significant
EIR-1400	2023	Solar panel and battery fire at a bungalow on Anglesey	15 km	Minor
EIR-1244	2018	Fire reported to have started in solar panels at Westleigh primary school	126 km	Significant
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Summary for this site

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What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for Porth Wen from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.

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