West Hinkley Wind Farm (33 MW)
West Hinkley Wind Farm is a 33 MW wind farm project in Somerset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 26 October 2005; the record was last updated on 25 September 2014.
33 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
25 September 2014record last updated
Somersetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 August 2004 | Application submitted |
| 26 October 2005 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 33 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 25 September 2014
- Operator or applicant
- Your Energy
- Planning authority
- Somerset
- Planning application reference
- 3/32/04/022
- Turbines
- 12
- Address (REPD)
- Land to West of Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Station Near Bridgwater Somerset
- Council area (by location)
- Somerset
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4522
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| West Hinkley Wind Farm (withdrawn) | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 0.1 |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, -3.1471).