Lynn

Lynn is an operational 97.2 MW offshore wind farm in DECC (S36), generating since 15 March 2008. Planning permission was granted on 14 August 2004, 10 months after submission. Operator of record: XceCo.

97.2 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 15 March 2008

Wind Offshore

Technology

XceCo

DECC (S36)

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	29 October 2003
Permission granted	14 August 2004 10 months after submission
Operational	15 March 2008 43 months after consent

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What this site sits on

Special Area of Conservation — Inner Dowsing, Race Bank and North Ridge

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
Inner Dowsing� Wind Offshore · Operational	97.2	5.8 km
Centrica (Lincs) Wind Offshore · Operational	270	6.2 km
Westermost Rough A Wind Offshore · Operational	210	8.5 km
Race Bank (Phase 2) Wind Offshore · Operational	283.5	9.2 km
Race Bank (Phase 1) Wind Offshore · Operational	289.8	9.2 km
Skegness Solar Park Solar Photovoltaics · Operational	4.9	10.6 km
Dudgeon East� Wind Offshore · Operational	402	11 km
The Hollies Wind Onshore · Operational	2.6	14.1 km

How big is Lynn?

Lynn has a recorded installed capacity of 97.2 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 Lynn?

REPD records the operator as XceCo. 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 Lynn approved and built?

The application was submitted on 29 October 2003. Permission was granted on 14 August 2004, 10 months later. The site became operational on 15 March 2008, 43 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 2493.

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