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Onshore wind planning in East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire has decided 10 onshore wind schemes and approved 80% of them, taking a median of 19.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 57 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
How East Renfrewshire compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, East Renfrewshire sits in the 72nd percentile for approval rate (12 points above the England average) and the 20th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (15)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Moorshield Wind Farm Wind 2 / EDPR · 2023/0542/TP · 12.4 mo to decide | 15 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-09-25 |
Moorshield Wind Farm Wind 2 · 2020/0217/TP · 29.3 mo to decide | 15 | Revised | 2022-10-13 |
Myres Hill Wind Turbine Test Centre South Seeds · 2019/0069/TP | 1 | Application Withdrawn | 2019-09-24 |
Land East Of Shieldhill Farm Coriolis Energy · 2014/0820/TP · 38.1 mo to decide | 18 | Appeal Refused | 2018-03-14 |
Neilston Additional Wind Turbine Green Energy Wind · 2014/0130/TP · 20 mo to decide | 2.5 | Planning Permission Expired | 2015-11-04 |
Loganswell Farm Lifetime Energy · 2014/0250/TP | 16 | Application Withdrawn | 2014-09-18 |
Ardoch and Over Enoch Wind Farm (Ardoch) 2020 Renewables/ NTR · 2012/0331/TP · 1.5 mo to decide | 7.2 | Operational | 2012-07-09 |
Moorhouse (Eaglesham) Falck Renewables · 2010/0241/TP · 24.3 mo to decide | 47.5 | Appeal Refused | 2012-04-24 |
Ardoch and Over Enoch Wind Farm (Over Enoch) 2020 Renewables/ NTR · 2011/0630/TP · 6.5 mo to decide | 4.3 | Operational | 2012-04-13 |
Middleton Wind Farm Scottish Power Renewables · 2008/0096/TP · 42.1 mo to decide | 12 | Operational | 2011-08-16 |
NEILSTON WIND FARM Renewables Infrastructure Group · 2009/0744/TP · 17.8 mo to decide | 9.2 | Operational | 2011-05-16 |
Over Enoch Farm Private Developer · 2003/0350 · 15.9 mo to decide | 6.5 | Abandoned | 2004-09-02 |
Ardoch Farm (East Renfrewshire) Private Developer · 2003/0022/TP · 19.6 mo to decide | 3.9 | Abandoned | 2004-09-02 |
Myres Hill National Energy Laboratories (NEL) · 99/0406/TP · 28 mo to decide | 1.8 | Operational | 2001-08-31 |
National Wind Turbine Test Site NEL · 1999/0406/TP · 11.4 mo to decide | 4.7 | Operational | 2000-08-01 |
Does East Renfrewshire approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 10 onshore wind schemes East Renfrewshire has decided, 80% were approved (8 granted, 2 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in East Renfrewshire?
The median time from application to decision is 19.6 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 East Renfrewshire consented?
57 MW has been consented across 8 approved schemes, with 66 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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