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Onshore wind planning in North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire has decided 8 onshore wind schemes and approved 38% of them, taking a median of 14.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 96 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
How North Lincolnshire compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, North Lincolnshire sits in the 9th percentile for approval rate (30 points below the England average) and the 48th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (11)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Foxhills Industrial Estate - Wind Turbine E-Energies · PA/2025/1560 | — | Application Submitted | 2025-12-23 |
Old River Don Wind Farm REG Windpower · WF/2014/0710 · 14.8 mo to decide | 18 | Application Refused | 2015-09-23 |
Grange Octopus Investements/Blue Energy · WF/2010/1242 · 38.2 mo to decide | 12.3 | Operational | 2014-01-07 |
Ironstone Quarry Wind Farm Waste Recycling Group · WF/2011/0528 · 24.6 mo to decide | 7.5 | Application Refused | 2013-06-05 |
Saxby Wold Wind Farm RWE Npower Renewables · WF/2011/0734 · 7.6 mo to decide | 36 | Appeal Refused | 2012-02-08 |
Bradken UK Wind Direct · PA/2011/0497 · 3 mo to decide | 2.5 | Application Refused | 2011-08-08 |
Saxby Wold (Brigg Road) Npower Renewables · WF/2009/0657 · 19.2 mo to decide | 45 | Revised | 2011-01-07 |
Flixborough Grange Farmhouse Grange Wind Farm Ltd · WF/2009/0573 · 8.6 mo to decide | 14 | Revised | 2010-01-29 |
Keadby Wind Farm Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) · 2003/1630 · 52.2 mo to decide | 68 | Operational | 2008-02-28 |
Bagmoor Munich Re (previously Wind Prospect) · 14.5 mo to decide | 16 | Operational | 2006-04-01 |
Elsham Wind Farm E.ON UK · WF/2004/1414 · 10.4 mo to decide | 30 | Appeal Refused | 2005-06-24 |
Does North Lincolnshire approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 8 onshore wind schemes North Lincolnshire has decided, 38% were approved (3 granted, 5 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in North Lincolnshire?
The median time from application to decision is 14.6 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 North Lincolnshire consented?
96 MW has been consented across 3 approved schemes, with 94 MW refused. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in North Lincolnshire
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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