Alveston Wind Park (6.9 MW)
Alveston Wind Park is a 6.9 MW wind farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 7 December 2017; the record was last updated on 13 December 2017.
6.9 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
13 December 2017record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 June 2008 | Application submitted |
| 13 November 2008 | Planning permission granted |
| 8 October 2015 | Construction started |
| 7 December 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 6.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 13 December 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Ecotricity
- Planning authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Planning application reference
- PT08/1658/F
- Turbines
- 3
- Turbine height
- 100 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land off Old Gloucester Road, Nr Alveston, South Gloucestershire
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 23 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4335
Who decides
| Applications | South Gloucestershire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 79 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 7 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 59 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 2 of 4 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 16 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 11.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 3 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Acton Substation, Latteridge Lane | battery storage | 99 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Earthcott Green Farm, Earthcott Green | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 1.1 |
| Lower Larks Farm | battery storage | 99.9 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Larks Lane & Latteridge Lane, Latteridge | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Old Green Farm, Alveston Battery Storage | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 1.5 |
| Larks Lane, Iron Acton | battery storage | 20 | application submitted | 1.5 |
| Larks Green Solar Farm | solar farm | 70 | operational | 1.7 |
| Green Farm | solar farm | 9.4 | refused on appeal | 1.8 |
| Patch Elm Lane | battery storage | 35 | approved, not built | 2.5 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.5723, -2.4999).