Wind farm planning in the UK
2,857 wind farm applications in the government planning database. 548 are in planning, 34 GW between them.
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Councils with the most wind farm applications
| Planning authority | Applications | In planning | Granted or being built | Operating | Refused, withdrawn or closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Government (S36) | 343 | 117 | 74 | 72 | 80 |
| Aberdeenshire | 178 | 42 | 14 | 62 | 60 |
| Highland | 135 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 53 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 98 | 28 | 16 | 22 | 32 |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | 93 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 21 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 74 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 17 |
| South Lanarkshire | 73 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 29 |
| Derry City and Strabane | 68 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | 60 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 11 |
| Cumberland | 58 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 23 |
| Scottish Borders | 56 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 28 |
| Cornwall | 55 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 17 |
| Argyll and Bute | 50 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 28 |
| Mid Ulster | 48 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 |
| Perth and Kinross | 39 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| Northumberland | 38 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 19 |
| Fife | 37 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| Orkney Islands | 37 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 |
| Powys | 37 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 14 |
| County Durham | 36 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 14 |
| DECC (S36) | 36 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure | 36 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 2 |
| East Ayrshire | 34 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| Mid and East Antrim | 33 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| Marine Scotland | 31 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| North Lanarkshire | 31 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| North Yorkshire | 29 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 |
| Angus | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 27 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| North Ayrshire | 27 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
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Newest wind farm applications
- Machair
- Elrig Farm - Wind Turbines
- Aberffrydlan, Llanwrin - Wind Turbine
- Morven North Offshore Wind Farm
- Morven South Offshore Wind Farm
- High Mark Wind Farm - Wind Turbines
- North Fordon Farm, Danebury Manor Road - Wind Turbine
- Eastern Way
- Townland of Tattymoyle Middle, Ecclesville Road - Wind Farm
- Brigstanes Farm, Catterline - Wind Turbines
- Barnsmuir Farm, Crail - Wind Turbine
- Upper Culphin, Cornhill - Wind Turbine
- West Scales Energy Park
- Hillhead Road & Dundrum Road - Wind Farm
- Cluaran Ear-Thuath / Bowdun Wind Farm (Thistle North East) (E3)
Latest decisions
- Power Generation Development in Claudy
- 8 Church Road, Dromara - Wind Turbine
- Power Generation Development in Belfast
- Park House Farm, Leicester Lane - Wind Turbines
- Penlan Isaf Farm, Portway - Wind Turbine
- North Falls Offshore Wind Farm
- Dogger Bank South East
- Dogger Bank South West
- Cross Thorns Farm, Pasture Road - Wind Turbine
- Wind Turbine Development in Ballyward
- Wind Turbine Alterations in Enniskillen
- Brew Farm, St Levan - Wind Turbine
- The Laurels Farm, Ongar Hill Road - Wind Turbine
- Barton House Farm, Pimbo Road - Wind Turbine
- Gara Farm, Weaverthorpe - Wind Turbine
Wind farm incidents
The register holds 314 wind farm incidents worldwide, 54 of them in the UK, each with its sources. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates: more installations, and more open reporting, mean more entries.
- Fire destroys turbine at Whitelee windfarm near Glasgow
- Substation fire breaks out at Bradwell-on-Sea Wind Farm in Essex
- Turbine blade detaches at RWE's Brechfa Forest West wind farm in Wales
- Wind turbine fire at Kirkby Moor Wind Farm in Cumbria
- Nordex turbine damaged by suspected lightning strike at UK wind farm
- Crane topples on Scout Moor wind farm project
- Wind turbine fire in Trawden near Colne prompts fire brigade response
- Wind turbine fire prompts fire service response in Fermanagh
For a planning case
The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application for a wind farm, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).
Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts.