Avonmouth Port II (5 MW wind farm)
Avonmouth Port II is a 5 MW wind farm project in South Gloucestershire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 September 2013; the record was last updated on 4 March 2014.
5 MWwind farm
operationalstatus in REPD
4 March 2014record last updated
South Gloucestershirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 29 August 2008 | Application submitted |
| 14 January 2009 | Planning permission granted |
| 30 April 2013 | Construction started |
| 30 September 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 March 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Bristol City Council - Energy Management Unit
- Planning authority
- Bristol, City of
- Planning application reference
- 08/03724/FB
- Turbines
- 2
- Address (REPD)
- Former Shell Tanker Site Severn Road Avonmouth Bristol
- Council area (by location)
- South Gloucestershire
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- REPD reference
- 3927
Who decides
| Applications | Bristol | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 32 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 18 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 6 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 8 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed battery storage (REPD 6907) | battery storage | 20 | abandoned | 0.6 |
| Severn Road, Hallen | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Central Park Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 7 | application submitted | 1.9 |
| Severn Road | battery storage | 32 | operational | 2.4 |
| Kings Weston Lane | battery storage | 20 | approved, not built | 2.6 |
| Avonmouth Wind Power | wind farm | 8.2 | operational | 3.0 |
| Avonmouth Port | wind farm | 6 | operational | 3.5 |
| Avonmouth Port - extension | wind farm | 9 | operational | 4.3 |
| Cattybrook Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
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 (51.5383, -2.6739).