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Onshore wind planning in Shropshire
Shropshire has decided 3 onshore wind schemes and approved 33% of them, taking a median of 4.6 months to decide. Consented capacity: 1 MW.
⚠️ Small caseload (3 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How Shropshire compares
Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Shropshire sits in the 6th percentile for approval rate (35 points below the England average) and the 96th 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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (4)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
The Conery - Wind Turbine Shropshire & Telford Community Energy · 25/00177/FUL · 4.6 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2025-06-20 |
Bryn Y Plentyn Farm, Middleton - Wind Turbine CR & GM Woollam & Son · 22/04583/FUL · 2.1 mo to decide | — | Application Refused | 2022-12-08 |
Criddon Hall Farm Sharenergy · 13/01983/FUL | 3 | Application Withdrawn | 2014-06-24 |
Poplar Lane Wind Farm Nuon Renewables · 08/00831/EIA · 5.1 mo to decide | 14 | Appeal Refused | 2008-09-02 |
Does Shropshire approve onshore wind schemes?
Yes — of the 3 onshore wind schemes Shropshire has decided, 33% were approved (1 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 Shropshire?
The median time from application to decision is 4.6 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 Shropshire consented?
1 MW has been consented across 1 approved scheme, with 14 MW refused. There are no applications currently awaiting 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 Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded.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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