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North Hoyle�
North Hoyle� is an operational 60 MW offshore wind farm in DECC (S36), generating since 1 December 2003. Planning permission was granted on 31 July 2002, 16 months after submission. Operator of record: Greencoat (formerly Npower Renewables).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 5 April 2001 |
| Permission granted | 31 July 2002 16 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 December 2003 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
Wind Offshore · Operational | 576 | 12.5 km |
Wind Offshore · Operational | 90 | 13.5 km |
Wind Offshore · Operational | 258 | 13.8 km |
How big is North Hoyle�?
North Hoyle� has a recorded installed capacity of 60 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 North Hoyle�?
REPD records the operator as Greencoat (formerly Npower Renewables). 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 North Hoyle� approved and built?
The application was submitted on 5 April 2001. Permission was granted on 31 July 2002, 16 months later. The site became operational on 1 December 2003, 16 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 2494.
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