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Onshore wind planning in Ceredigion
Ceredigion has decided 6 onshore wind schemes and approved 83% of them, taking a median of 14.9 months to decide. Consented capacity: 81 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (6 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Ceredigion compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Ceredigion sits in the 82nd percentile for approval rate (15 points above the England average) and the 45th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Cambrian Cross Country, Trefilan - Wind Turbine Aber Heating Engineers · A240850 · 9 mo to decide | 0.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-08-21 |
Rhos Garn Whirlgarn Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · A150038 · 3.4 mo to decide | 6 | Appeal Refused | 2015-05-28 |
Rhos Garn Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · A050648 · 15.4 mo to decide | 20 | Revised | 2006-09-13 |
Llangwyryfon Westbury Windfarms · A01/1330 · 14.9 mo to decide | 9.4 | Operational | 2003-03-01 |
Cefn Croes Wind Farm Renewable Development Company Ltd, KENTECH Ltd · AD00737 · 16.6 mo to decide | 58.5 | Operational | 2001-12-10 |
Rheidol Wind Farm Powergen · 60.2 mo to decide | 2.4 | Operational | 1996-08-06 |
Mynydd Gorddu Wind Farm Cynllun Trydan Gwynt · 8.2 mo to decide | 10.2 | Operational | 1991-09-12 |
Does Ceredigion approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 6 onshore wind schemes Ceredigion has decided, 83% were approved (5 granted, 1 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 Ceredigion?
The median time from application to decision is 14.9 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 Ceredigion consented?
81 MW has been consented across 5 approved schemes, with 6 MW refused. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Ceredigion
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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