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Onshore wind planning in Newark and Sherwood
Newark and Sherwood has decided 5 onshore wind schemes and approved 60% of them, taking a median of 15.4 months to decide. Consented capacity: 34 MW. 2 applications 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 Newark and Sherwood compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Newark and Sherwood sits in the 31st percentile for approval rate (8 points below the England average) and the 41st 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (8)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Trentholme Farm, North Clifton - Wind Turbine P & A Croft (Farmers) Limited · 26/00098/FUL | 0.22 | Application Submitted | 2026-01-21 |
Newark Sugar Factory British Sugar Plc · 15/01228/FULM | 1.5 | Application Withdrawn | 2015-09-14 |
South East of Wadnal Lane Caddick Renewables Ltd · 14/00837/FUL · 13.3 mo to decide | 1.3 | Appeal Refused | 2015-06-29 |
Fox Covert Wind Farm Wind Prospect Developments · 13/00889/FULM · 15.2 mo to decide | 10 | Application Refused | 2014-10-09 |
Hawton Wind Farm Temporis Capital · 11/01588/FULM · 33.8 mo to decide | 9 | Operational | 2014-09-29 |
Stonish Hill (Bilsthorpe) REG Power Management (John Laing/Peel Energy) · 07/00856/FULEIA · 21.3 mo to decide | 10.3 | Operational | 2009-03-16 |
Lindhurst Wind Farm Npower Renewables · 06/01014/FULM · 15.7 mo to decide | 15 | Operational | 2007-09-21 |
Stonish Hill Harworth Power · 11 mo to decide | 14 | Revised | 2006-11-01 |
Does Newark and Sherwood approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 5 onshore wind schemes Newark and Sherwood has decided, 60% were approved (3 granted, 2 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 Newark and Sherwood?
The median time from application to decision is 15.4 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 Newark and Sherwood consented?
34 MW has been consented across 3 approved schemes, with 11 MW refused. A further 2 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Newark and Sherwood
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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