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Greater Gabbard Wind Farm
Greater Gabbard Wind Farm is an operational 504 MW offshore wind farm in DECC (S36), generating since 7 September 2012. Planning permission was granted on 20 February 2007, 16 months after submission. Operator of record: Airtricity / Fluor Ltd.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 17 October 2005 |
| Permission granted | 20 February 2007 16 months after submission |
| Operational | 7 September 2012 67 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
- Special Area of Conservation — Southern North Sea
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 |
|---|---|---|
Wind Offshore · Operational | 353 | 8.7 km |
How big is Greater Gabbard Wind Farm?
Greater Gabbard Wind Farm has a recorded installed capacity of 504 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 Greater Gabbard Wind Farm?
REPD records the operator as Airtricity / Fluor 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 Greater Gabbard Wind Farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 17 October 2005. Permission was granted on 20 February 2007, 16 months later. The site became operational on 7 September 2012, 67 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 2510.
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