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Onshore wind planning in Bristol, City of
Bristol, City of has decided 6 onshore wind schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 4.5 months to decide. Consented capacity: 35 MW.
⚠️ Small caseload (6 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Bristol, City of compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Bristol, City of sits in the 98th percentile for approval rate (32 points above the England average) and the 97th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (6)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Severn Road Ambition Community Energy · 20/01270/F · 10.7 mo to decide | 4.2 | Operational | 2021-02-05 |
Accolade Wines Clean Earth Energy · 17/02240/F · 4.4 mo to decide | 2.5 | Operational | 2017-09-01 |
Avonmouth Port - extension Bristol Port Company · 10/02547/F · 5.1 mo to decide | 9 | Operational | 2010-10-14 |
Avonmouth Wind Power Wessex Water Engineering Services · 08/04925/F · 3.5 mo to decide | 8.2 | Operational | 2009-03-25 |
Avonmouth Port II Bristol City Council - Energy Management Unit · 08/03724/FB · 4.5 mo to decide | 5 | Operational | 2009-01-14 |
Avonmouth Port Bristol Port Authority · 05/03131/F · 4.3 mo to decide | 6 | Operational | 2005-12-16 |
Does Bristol, City of approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 6 onshore wind schemes Bristol, City of has decided, 100% were approved (6 granted, 0 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 Bristol, City of?
The median time from application to decision is 4.5 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 Bristol, City of consented?
35 MW has been consented across 6 approved schemes. There are no applications currently awaiting a decision.
Other technologies in Bristol, City of
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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