Power plant · Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Gorsedd Brân Wind Fram
Gorsedd Brân Wind Fram is a cancelled wind power plant in Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, with 35 MW of capacity, operated by Tegni Cymru Cyf.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Denbighshire (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Clocaenog forest, Denbighshire | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 31 May 2007 (reference 25/2007/0642, planning authority Denbighshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Nov 2009 (appeal refused, reference 25/2007/0642, planning authority Denbighshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 12 Feb 2008 (refused, reference 25/2007/0642, planning authority Denbighshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Tegni Cymru Cyf (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 35 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 13 units (2.7 MW per unit) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.1326, -3.5309 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (appeal refused, planning authority Denbighshire, reference 25/2007/0642)
- Permit refused (planning authority Denbighshire, reference 25/2007/0642)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Denbighshire, reference 25/2007/0642)
How it compares
Gorsedd Brân Wind Fram is the 51st-largest of 451 power plants in Wales and the 985th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 35 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 51st of 451 | 16,665 MW | 0.21% |
| United Kingdom | 985th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,846th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 transmission lines and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wales Wind Farms Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 6.4 km |
| nLighten Chester | Data center | — | — | 42 km |
| nLighten Edge Data Centre Liverpool | Data center | — | — | 44 km |
| Green Gen Vyrnwy Frankton | Transmission line | — | Planned | 49 km |
Operator and place
Other power plants in Wales
- Pembroke2,325 MW
- Dinorwig1,728 MW
- Aberthaw B1,559 MW
- Connahs Quay1,380 MW
- Severn Power Ltd850 MW
- Gwynt y Mor576 MW
- Deeside498 MW
- Ffestiniog360 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.