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Onshore wind planning in Northumberland
Northumberland has decided 31 onshore wind schemes and approved 52% of them, taking a median of 16.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 273 MW. 3 applications still awaiting a decision.
How Northumberland compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Northumberland sits in the 22nd percentile for approval rate (16 points below the England average) and the 31st 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (38)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
East Sleekburn - Wind Farm Berwick Bank Wind Farm Limited · 23/04110/OUT · 12.2 mo to decide | — | Awaiting Construction | 2024-11-06 |
Charlton Mires Redpath Energy Limited · 14/01548/RENE · 15.4 mo to decide | 1.5 | Application Refused | 2015-09-14 |
Land East of Mount Pleasant Farm Still Wind · 15/00454/RENEIA | 1.5 | Application Withdrawn | 2015-06-03 |
Belford Burn Windfarm Energiekontor UK · 13/02050/RENEIA · 15 mo to decide | 22.5 | Application Refused | 2014-10-08 |
Rayburn Wind Farm Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · 13/03346/RENEIA · 10.9 mo to decide | 10 | Application Refused | 2014-10-07 |
Tranwell Airfield Wind Farm Wind Ventures · 12/03731/RENEIA · 13.6 mo to decide | 8 | Application Refused | 2014-01-30 |
Sisters Infinis (formerly Novera Energy) · 11/02481/RENEIA · 16.3 mo to decide | 8.2 | Operational | 2013-02-06 |
Fenrother Wind Farm Energiekontor UK · 12/02500/RENEIA · 5.3 mo to decide | 15 | Appeal Refused | 2013-01-16 |
North Steads Wind Farm Ventient (formerly Infinis) · 12/00290/RENEIA · 9.2 mo to decide | 18.45 | Operational | 2012-11-06 |
Wingates Moor Wind Farm BT · 11/00158/RENEIA · 12.2 mo to decide | 6 | Application Refused | 2012-03-22 |
Rayburn Lake Wind Farm Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · C/09/00154/RENEIA | 18 | Application Withdrawn | 2011-11-01 |
Wingates Wind Farm Ventient (formerly Infinis) · C/09/00084/CCMEIA · 28.9 mo to decide | 15 | Operational | 2011-05-04 |
Ancroft Northmoor Wind Farm E.ON UK · C/09/00063/CCMEIA | 16 | Application Withdrawn | 2011-04-06 |
Ray Wind Farm Vattenfall · 06/00023/CPC · 59 mo to decide | 54.4 | Operational | 2010-11-11 |
Kirkharle Wind Farm Npower Renewables · 20081063 · 22.4 mo to decide | 20 | Application Refused | 2010-09-30 |
Todd Hill Wind Farm Novera Energy · 09/00083/CCMEIA · 18 mo to decide | 10 | Application Refused | 2010-06-01 |
Green Rigg EDF/China General Nuclear Power Corporation · 20060040 · 50.4 mo to decide | 36 | Operational | 2010-03-26 |
Steadings Wind Farm Banks Group · 06/0075/CPC · 47.4 mo to decide | 66 | Application Refused | 2010-03-25 |
Barmoor South Wind Farm EDF · C/07/00180/CPC · 26 mo to decide | 13.8 | Operational | 2010-01-21 |
Moneylaws Hill ANGOLD ASSOCIATES | 11.2 | Application Withdrawn | 2009-06-10 |
Lynemouth Windfarm (Resubmission) Scottish Power Renewables · CM/20060984 · 25.6 mo to decide | 26 | Operational | 2009-01-08 |
Kiln Pit Hill Windfarm Npower Renewables · 20060052 · 34.6 mo to decide | 12 | Operational | 2009-01-02 |
Middlemoor Npower Renewables · ELEC/2005/0004 · 32 mo to decide | 54 | Operational | 2008-08-07 |
MSD Cramlington Unknown · 06-00551-FUL · 19.4 mo to decide | 4 | Operational | 2008-07-24 |
Blyth Harbour Wind Farm (re-power) Hainsford Energy · 07/00287/FULES · 12.5 mo to decide | 3.4 | Operational | 2008-07-21 |
Moorsyde Wind Farm Your Energy · 04/B/1107 · 38.4 mo to decide | 16.1 | Appeal Refused | 2008-03-27 |
Barmoor Force 9 Energy/Catamount · 06/B/0148 · 24.8 mo to decide | 27 | Revised | 2008-03-27 |
Toft Hill Windfarm Npower Renewables · 06/B/1001 · 16.4 mo to decide | 19 | Appeal Refused | 2008-03-27 |
Lynemouth Windfarm Scottish Power Renewables · CM/20060877 · 16.3 mo to decide | 2.4 | Revised | 2008-02-20 |
Wandylaw Blue Energy · 06/B/0765 · 18.3 mo to decide | 20.5 | Operational | 2008-02-10 |
Bewick Drift Harworth Power · CM/20060877 · 15.6 mo to decide | 2.3 | Operational | 2008-02-01 |
Aesica Pharmaceuticals Aesica Pharmaceuticals · B/06/00384/RES · 8.4 mo to decide | 6 | Application Refused | 2007-02-01 |
Debdon Farm Wind Farm Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · A/2006/0348 · 2.1 mo to decide | 10.1 | Application Refused | 2006-09-05 |
Aesica Pharmaceuticals Limited Aesica Pharmaceuticals Limited · 06/00275/FUL · 3.1 mo to decide | 6 | Revised | 2006-08-25 |
Wandystead G. Y. McNay Trust (a front for National Wind Power) · A/2002/0013 · 5.6 mo to decide | 3.9 | Appeal Refused | 2002-06-26 |
Humble Hill Wind Farm Ecogen · 108.6 mo to decide | 78.5 | Appeal Refused | 2002-05-02 |
Kirkheaton Wind Farm Border Wind Farms Ltd /AMEC · 14.6 mo to decide | 1.8 | Operational | 1999-01-21 |
Blyth Harbour Wind Farm Border Wind Farms Ltd · 91/00011/181OTH · 9.5 mo to decide | 2.7 | Operational | 1992-03-06 |
Does Northumberland approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 31 onshore wind schemes Northumberland has decided, 52% were approved (16 granted, 15 refused). The UK-wide rate for onshore wind is 68%.
How long does a onshore wind scheme application take in Northumberland?
The median time from application to decision is 16.3 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 Northumberland consented?
273 MW has been consented across 16 approved schemes, with 293 MW refused. A further 3 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Northumberland
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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