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Onshore wind planning in Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands has decided 6 onshore wind schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 5.8 months to decide. Consented capacity: 65 MW. 6 applications still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (6 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Shetland Islands compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Shetland Islands sits in the 98th percentile for approval rate (32 points above the England average) and the 93rd 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (12)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Hill Of Wethersta - Wind Turbines Wetha Wind Limited · 2026/052/PPF | 10 | Application Submitted | 2026-03-10 |
Sullom Voe Terminal, Callbackness - Wind Turbines EnQuest Plc · 2025/317/PPF | 9.6 | Application Submitted | 2025-12-19 |
Luggies Knowe, Hill Of Gremista - Wind Turbines & Battery Storage Shetland Aerogenerators Ltd · 2024/006/PPF · 14.8 mo to decide | 5 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-04-18 |
North Hoo Fields North Fish · 2023/275/PPF · 7.5 mo to decide | 2.3 | Awaiting Construction | 2024-07-11 |
Culterfield, Cunningsburgh Wind Freelight (Shetland) Limited · 2021/136/PPF | 2.7 | Application Submitted | 2021-05-05 |
Mossy Hill Peel Wind Farms (Peel Energy) · 2018/186/PPF · 11 mo to decide | 46.8 | Awaiting Construction | 2019-05-27 |
North Hoo Fields North Fish · 2019/024/PPF · 2.2 mo to decide | 0.9 | Revised | 2019-04-18 |
Culterfield Windfarm Freelight (Shetland) · 2015/425/PPF · 4 mo to decide | 2.7 | Revised | 2016-03-31 |
Culterfield Windfarm Freelight (Shetland) · 2012/271/PPF · 3.8 mo to decide | 2.7 | Revised | 2012-12-03 |
Gremista Wind Farm Shetland Aerogenerators · 2011/224/PPF · 5.8 mo to decide | 3 | Operational | 2012-02-24 |
North Yell Wind Farm (Garth Community Wind Farm) Garth Wind (North Yell Development Council) · PL2009/151 · 22.8 mo to decide | 4.5 | Operational | 2011-04-22 |
Burradale Hill Shetland Aerogenerators · 3.9 mo to decide | 3.7 | Operational | 1994-02-03 |
Does Shetland Islands approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 6 onshore wind schemes Shetland Islands has decided, 100% were approved (6 granted, 0 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 Shetland Islands?
The median time from application to decision is 5.8 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 Shetland Islands consented?
65 MW has been consented across 6 approved schemes. A further 6 applications awaits a decision.
Other technologies in Shetland Islands
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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