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London Array�Phase 1
London Array�Phase 1 is an operational 630 MW offshore wind farm in DECC (S36), generating since 6 April 2013. Planning permission was granted on 5 September 2007, 27 months after submission. Operator of record: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 1 June 2005 |
| Permission granted | 5 September 2007 27 months after submission |
| Operational | 6 April 2013 67 months after consent |
Screening a site of your own?
Redline runs the record on your own boundary in DECC (S36): the authority’s actual approval rate and decision times, every designation inside the red line, agricultural grade, 1 m LIDAR earthworks, how contested the grid is, and yield with a P90 — before you spend on a consultant.
Arrives prefilled with London Array�Phase 1’s recorded coordinate — swap in your own postcode or coordinates.
What this site sits on
- Special Area of Conservation — Margate and Long Sands
- Special Protection Area — Outer Thames Estuary
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.
How big is London Array�Phase 1?
London Array�Phase 1 has a recorded installed capacity of 630 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 London Array�Phase 1?
REPD records the operator as Siemens Gamesa Renewable 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 London Array�Phase 1 approved and built?
The application was submitted on 1 June 2005. Permission was granted on 5 September 2007, 27 months later. The site became operational on 6 April 2013, 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 2511.
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