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Onshore wind planning in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire has decided 3 onshore wind schemes and approved 33% of them, taking a median of 19.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 2 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (3 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Buckinghamshire compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Buckinghamshire sits in the 6th percentile for approval rate (35 points below the England average) and the 19th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (4)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Littleton Green - Energy Park Arnold White Estates Limited · 22/03384/AOP | 6.2 | Application Submitted | 2022-11-01 |
Salden Wind Farm North Bucks Wind Energy Ltd · 13/03455/APP · 19.8 mo to decide | 10 | Application Refused | 2015-08-07 |
Dorcas Lane Wind Farm EDF · 11/02798/APP · 3.4 mo to decide | 10 | Application Refused | 2013-03-20 |
Quarrendon Fields AWE Renewables · 10/00136/APP · 25.1 mo to decide | 1.5 | Operational | 2012-03-19 |
Does Buckinghamshire approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 3 onshore wind schemes Buckinghamshire has decided, 33% were approved (1 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 Buckinghamshire?
The median time from application to decision is 19.8 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 Buckinghamshire consented?
2 MW has been consented across 1 approved scheme, with 20 MW refused. A further 1 application awaits 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 Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded.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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