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Onshore wind planning in Tendring

Tendring has decided 4 onshore wind schemes and approved 50% of them, taking a median of 6.1 months to decide. Consented capacity: 12 MW.

50%
Approved
2 granted · 2 refused
6.1 mo
Median decision
UK 11.5 mo
12 MW
Consented
6 MW refused
1
Appeals
1 allowed on appeal

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

How Tendring compares

Against the 75 UK authorities with 5+ onshore wind decisions, Tendring sits in the 20th percentile for approval rate (18 points below the England average) and the 91st percentile for speed.

Decisions by year

35Refused — 1 (2014)114Refused — 1 (2015)115
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 Withdrawn and still-undecided applications are excluded, so a short bar can mean a quiet year rather than a strict council.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 (4)

SchemeMWStatusDecided
High Barns Wind Turbine
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) · 14/00932/FUL · 8.4 mo to decide
1.5Application Refused2015-03-30
Park Farm (St Osyth)
Airvolution Energy · 13/01467/FUL · 3.7 mo to decide
4Application Refused2014-05-15
Earl's Hall
Greencoat UK Wind · 32 mo to decide
10.3Operational2009-11-19
Blue Gates Farm
M H Leyland Ltd · 09/00508/FUL · 3.2 mo to decide
1.5Operational2009-09-11

Does Tendring approve onshore wind schemes?

Yes — of the 4 onshore wind schemes Tendring 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 Tendring?

The median time from application to decision is 6.1 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 Tendring consented?

12 MW has been consented across 2 approved schemes, with 6 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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