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Onshore wind planning in Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth has decided 4 onshore wind schemes and approved 75% of them, taking a median of 11.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 5 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (4 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Great Yarmouth compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Great Yarmouth sits in the 62nd percentile for approval rate (7 points above the England average) and the 67th percentile for speed.
Every recorded scheme (6)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Bloodhills - repowering The Farm Energy Partnership LLP · 06/13/0093/F · 3 mo to decide | 1 | Operational | 2013-05-14 |
Hemsby Wind Farm Sea & Land Power and Energy Ltd · 06/09/0592/F · 3.5 mo to decide | 10 | Application Refused | 2009-12-23 |
Hemsby Wind Farm SLP Energy | 10 | Revised | 2007-12-01 |
Yare Estuary Wind Turbine ECONET LTD · 11.3 mo to decide | 1.5 | Abandoned | 2000-04-28 |
South Beach Wind Turbine (Somerton) Ecotricity · 11.3 mo to decide | 1.5 | Operational | 2000-04-28 |
Blood Hill Wind Farm ECONET LTD · 16.7 mo to decide | 2.3 | Decommissioned | 1999-08-06 |
Does Great Yarmouth approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 4 onshore wind schemes Great Yarmouth has decided, 75% were approved (3 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 Great Yarmouth?
The median time from application to decision is 11.3 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 Great Yarmouth consented?
5 MW has been consented across 3 approved schemes, with 10 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 Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded.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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