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Record Ref : EIR 2721
Date Received : 17/08/2026
Date Completed : 15/09/2026
Organisation : Private Individual
Application Type : Private Individual
Category : Complaints and Compliments
Question
Wind Turbine Operational Noise Complaints (2016–2026)
Please provide recorded data held by your Environmental Health / Noise Pollution team regarding operational complaints associated with commercial wind energy developments over the 10-year period from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2025, together with available year-to-date figures for 2026.
1. Information Requested
Please provide an annual breakdown (by calendar year and named wind farm development) detailing:
1. Total Number of Noise Complaints Logged: The number of distinct noise complaints received relating to operational wind turbines.
2. Number of Complainants / Households: The number of unique households/receptors lodging complaints.
3. Complaint Characterisation: Breakdown of specific noise characteristics reported, where recorded (e.g., audible swish/beating, Amplitude Modulation (AM), low-frequency noise/humming, vibration/pressure sensations, tonality, or nighttime sleep disturbance).
4. Investigation Outcomes:
o Number of complaints deemed "justified" vs. "not substantiated / compliant under planning conditions";
o Number of formal acoustic monitoring investigations commissioned or undertaken;
o Number of planning breach notices, abatement notices, or turbine operational curtailments/mitigations imposed.
Answer
1. Total Number of Noise Complaints Logged: The number of distinct noise complaints received relating to operational wind turbines.
2016 = 0
2017 = 0
2018 = 0
2019 = 0
2020 = 1
2021 = 0
2022 = 0
2023 = 2
2024 = 0
2025 = 0
2026 = 1
2. Number of Complainants / Households: The number of unique households/receptors lodging complaints.
2016 = 0
2017 = 0
2018 = 0
2019 = 0
2020 = 1
2021 = 0
2022 = 0
2023 = 2
2024 = 0
2025 = 0
2026 = 1
3. Complaint Characterisation: Breakdown of specific noise characteristics reported, where recorded (e.g., audible swish/beating, Amplitude Modulation (AM), low-frequency noise/humming, vibration/pressure sensations, tonality, or nighttime sleep disturbance).
2016 = N/A
2017 = N/A
2018 = N/A
2019 = N/A
2020 = Noise - Wind Turbine
2021 = N/A
2022 = N/A
2023 = Noise - Wind Turbine
2024 = N/A
2025 = N/A
2026 = Noise - Wind Turbine
4. Investigation Outcomes:
o Number of complaints deemed "justified" vs. "not substantiated / compliant under planning conditions"; = 1 vs 3
o Number of formal acoustic monitoring investigations commissioned or undertaken; = 1
o Number of planning breach notices, abatement notices, or turbine operational curtailments/mitigations imposed. = 0