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Blyth Harbour Wind Farm
Blyth Harbour Wind Farm is operational in Northumberland with a recorded capacity of 2.7 MW, and has been generating since 1992-12-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1991-05-23 |
| Permission granted | 1992-03-06 9 months after submission |
| Operational | 1992-12-01 9 months after consent |
What this site sits on
- Ramsar wetland — Northumbria Coast
- SSSI — Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Special Protection Area — Northumbria Coast
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Northumberland’s record on onshore wind
Northumberland has decided 31 onshore wind schemes and approved 52%, taking a median of 16.3 months. See every onshore wind scheme decision in Northumberland →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Blyth Harbour Wind Farm (re-power) Wind Onshore · Operational | 3.4 | 0.5 km |
Blyth Sewage Treatment Works Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.3 | 2.9 km |
Seghill Village Waste Disposal Site phase 1 and 2 Landfill Gas · Operational | 4.1 | 7.5 km |
MSD Cramlington Wind Onshore · Operational | 4 | 8.5 km |
Cramlington CHP Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 27.7 | 8.6 km |
Lynemouth Windfarm (Resubmission) Wind Onshore · Operational | 26 | 8.9 km |
Lynemouth Power Station Biomass (dedicated) · Operational | 420 | 9.4 km |
Blyth Offshore�Wind Test Site Wind Offshore · Operational | 41.5 | 9.5 km |
How big is Blyth Harbour Wind Farm?
Blyth Harbour Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 2.7 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Blyth Harbour Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Border Wind Farms Ltd. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Blyth Harbour Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1991-05-23. Permission was granted on 1992-03-06, 9 months later. The site became operational on 1992-12-01, 9 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 3659.
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