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Onshore wind planning in Barnsley
Barnsley has decided 7 onshore wind schemes and approved 71% of them, taking a median of 8.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 35 MW.
⚠️ Small caseload (7 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Barnsley compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Barnsley sits in the 57th percentile for approval rate (3 points above the England average) and the 82nd 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (7)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Spicer Hill Wind Farm Extension JG Pears Power · 2014/1442 · 3 mo to decide | 6.9 | Appeal Refused | 2015-02-23 |
Park Spring Wind Farm EDF Energy Renewables · 2013/0860 · 6 mo to decide | 8.6 | Operational | 2014-04-09 |
Spicer Hill Wind Farm J G Pears Limited · 2009/0572 · 11.1 mo to decide | 6.9 | Operational | 2010-04-01 |
Blackstone Edge Ventient (formerly Infinis) · 2008/0171 · 30.8 mo to decide | 7.5 | Operational | 2009-05-26 |
Hazlehead Banks Renewables · 2006/1575 · 6 mo to decide | 6 | Operational | 2007-03-08 |
Hepworth Clay Pipeworks Wind Farm Hepworth Building Products Limited · 29.1 mo to decide | 3.4 | Application Refused | 1996-12-03 |
Royd Moor Unknown | 5.9 | Operational | — |
Does Barnsley approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 7 onshore wind schemes Barnsley has decided, 71% were approved (5 granted, 2 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 Barnsley?
The median time from application to decision is 8.6 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 Barnsley consented?
35 MW has been consented across 5 approved schemes, with 10 MW refused. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
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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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