West Hinkley Wind Farm (withdrawn) (18 MW)
West Hinkley Wind Farm (withdrawn) is an 18 MW wind farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 25 September 2014; the record was last updated on 25 September 2014.
18 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
25 September 2014record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 13 November 2006 | Application submitted |
| 25 September 2014 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 25 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- EDF / Your Energy
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 3/32/06/032
- Turbines
- 9
- Address (REPD)
- Land to West of Hinkley Point Power Station, Stogursey, Bridgwater, Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- REPD reference
- 4510
Who decides
| Applications | Somerset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 185 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 46 (25%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 34 of 153 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 10 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 22 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 14.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 17 / 9 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hinkley Wind Farm | wind farm | 33 | refused | 0.1 |
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 (51.2039, -3.1479).