Walney 3

Walney 3 is an operational 659 MW offshore wind farm in DECC (S36), generating since 13 September 2018. Planning permission was granted on 7 November 2014, 15 months after submission. Operator of record: Orsted (formerly Dong Energy).

659 MW

Capacity

as recorded in REPD

Operational

Status

since 13 September 2018

Wind Offshore

Technology

Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)

DECC (S36)

Authority

England

Planning and build timeline

Application submitted	30 July 2013
Permission granted	7 November 2014 15 months after submission
Operational	13 September 2018 46 months after consent

Screening a site of your own?

RedlineUK · £39

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.

Screen a site here — £39

Arrives prefilled with Walney 3’s recorded coordinate — swap in your own postcode or coordinates.

Consent ClockUK · Free

Granted years ago. Still not built. Every consented solar, battery or onshore wind scheme in the UK, computed against its statutory commencement deadline — which consents are about to lapse, and where.

Open Consent Clock →

Other built sites within 15 km

Site	MW	Distance
Walney�2 Wind Offshore · Operational	183.6	8.6 km

How big is Walney 3?

Walney 3 has a recorded installed capacity of 659 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 Walney 3?

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 Walney 3 approved and built?

The application was submitted on 30 July 2013. Permission was granted on 7 November 2014, 15 months later. The site became operational on 13 September 2018, 46 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 2533.

Novarly Parcel · official public data, read properly · parcel.novarly.com

All sites · Screen your own site · Planning by council · Coal mining search by postcode