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Onshore wind planning in Stroud

Stroud has decided 4 onshore wind schemes and approved 50% of them, taking a median of 7.3 months to decide. Consented capacity: 3 MW.

50%
Approved
2 granted · 2 refused
7.3 mo
Median decision
UK 11.5 mo
3 MW
Consented
18 MW refused
0
Appeals
no appeals recorded

⚠️ Small caseload (4 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.

How Stroud compares

Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Stroud sits in the 20th percentile for approval rate (18 points below the England average) and the 88th percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

35Refused — 1 (2011)111Approved — 1 (2014)114
Approved Refused

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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (5)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
Sharpness Docks
Partnerships for Renewables/AGR · S.11/2448/FUL · 29.4 mo to decide
2Operational2014-05-19
Mounteneys and Cherry Rock Wind Turbines
Resilient Energy Mounteneys Renewables · S.12/0229/FUL
1Operational2012-02-07
Berkeley Vale
Ecotricity · S.10/1638/FUL · 7.6 mo to decide
16Application Refused2011-04-12
Windmill Hill
Ecotricity · 7 mo to decide
1.5Application Refused2001-05-08
Lynch Knoll Wind Farm (Extension)
Ecotricity · S. 00/1628 · 2 mo to decide
1.5Appeal Withdrawn2000-12-10

Does Stroud approve onshore wind schemes?

Yes — of the 4 onshore wind schemes Stroud has decided, 50% were approved (2 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 Stroud?

The median time from application to decision is 7.3 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 Stroud consented?

3 MW has been consented across 2 approved schemes, with 18 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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