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Onshore wind planning in Denbighshire
Denbighshire has decided 5 onshore wind schemes and approved 80% of them, taking a median of 11 months to decide. Consented capacity: 86 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (5 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Denbighshire compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Denbighshire sits in the 72nd percentile for approval rate (12 points above the England average) and the 69th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Pant y Maen Gresham House · 25/2015/0321 · 33.5 mo to decide | 17.5 | Awaiting Construction | 2018-01-11 |
Brenig Wind Farm CGNEE · 25/2015/0636 · 11 mo to decide | 37.6 | Operational | 2016-05-18 |
Derwydd Bach Wind Farm AGR Renewables · 04/2007/0964 · 48 mo to decide | 23 | Abandoned | 2011-07-21 |
Gorsedd Brân Wind Fram Tegni Cymru Cyf · 25/2007/0642 · 8.4 mo to decide | 35 | Appeal Refused | 2008-02-12 |
Brenig Wind Farm Wind Power Wales · 25/2007/0565 · 8.9 mo to decide | 40 | Revised | 2008-01-23 |
Wern Ddu Wind Farm Tegni · 6/2004/278/PS · 9.1 mo to decide | 9.2 | Operational | 2005-01-26 |
Tir Mostyn And Foel Goch Wind Farm Munich Re (previously Windjen Power Ltd) · 25/710/99/PF · 38.9 mo to decide | 21.3 | Operational | 2002-12-19 |
Does Denbighshire approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 5 onshore wind schemes Denbighshire has decided, 80% were approved (4 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 Denbighshire?
The median time from application to decision is 11 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 Denbighshire consented?
86 MW has been consented across 4 approved schemes, with 35 MW refused. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Denbighshire
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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