Burbo Bank

Burbo Bank is an operational 90 MW offshore wind farm in DECC (S36), generating since 18 October 2007. Planning permission was granted on 14 July 2006, 51 months after submission. Operator of record: Orsted (formerly Dong Energy).

90 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 18 October 2007

Wind Offshore

Technology

Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)

DECC (S36)

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	12 April 2002
Permission granted	14 July 2006 51 months after submission
Operational	18 October 2007 15 months after consent

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What this site sits on

Special Protection Area — Liverpool Bay

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.

Other built sites within 15 km

Site	MW	Distance
Burbo Bank Extension (Burbo Bank 2) Wind Offshore · Operational	258	5.7 km
Royal Seaforth Dock Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational	3	10 km
Bidston Moss Landfill Scheme Landfill Gas · Operational	2.3	11.3 km
Burbo Bank Energy Storage Battery · Operational	2	12.1 km
Port of Liverpool - wind Wind Onshore · Operational	10	12.7 km
Hawthorne Road Battery · Under Construction	20	13.6 km
Jemmys Carr Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction	5	13.8 km
Land at Tip Field Solar Photovoltaics · Under Construction	5	14.2 km

How big is Burbo Bank?

Burbo Bank has a recorded installed capacity of 90 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 Burbo Bank?

REPD records the operator as Orsted (formerly Dong Energy). 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 Burbo Bank approved and built?

The application was submitted on 12 April 2002. Permission was granted on 14 July 2006, 51 months later. The site became operational on 18 October 2007, 15 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 2487.

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