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Onshore wind planning in Doncaster

Doncaster has decided 5 onshore wind schemes and approved 80% of them, taking a median of 49.2 months to decide. Consented capacity: 89 MW.

80%
Approved
4 granted · 1 refused
49.2 mo
Median decision
UK 11.5 mo
89 MW
Consented
5 MW refused
0
Appeals
no appeals recorded

⚠️ Small caseload (5 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.

How Doncaster compares

Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Doncaster sits in the 72nd percentile for approval rate (12 points above the England average) and the 0th percentile for speed.

Every recorded scheme (5)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
NORTON COMMUNITY WIND TURBINES
Origin Energy CIC · 12/02140/FUL · 54.5 mo to decide
5Application Refused2017-03-09
Hampole Wind Farm
Good Energy (previously nPower Renewables) · 08/02695/FULA · 15.2 mo to decide
8Operational2009-12-17
Twin Rivers
NTR · 04/00505/STPLFE · 59.5 mo to decide
28.7Operational2009-01-05
Tween Bridge Windfarm
E.ON Renewables · 04/0314/P/CIR2 · 49.2 mo to decide
44Operational2008-02-28
Marr Windfarm
Banks Renewables · 07/00445/FULA · 6.9 mo to decide
8Operational2007-07-17

Does Doncaster approve onshore wind schemes?

Yes — of the 5 onshore wind schemes Doncaster 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 Doncaster?

The median time from application to decision is 49.2 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 Doncaster consented?

89 MW has been consented across 4 approved schemes, with 5 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 Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded.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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