Offshore wind · United Kingdom
Morecombe Offshore Windfarm
Awaiting Construction480 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 25 March 2026
The site
- Technology
- Offshore wind
- Capacity
- 480 MW
- Status
- Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
- Operator or applicant
- Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios S.A / Flotation Energy
- Location
- 30km offshore from Blackpool, Offshore, FY1, United Kingdom
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Planning application
- EN010121
- Turbines
- 35, 310 m to tip
Timeline
- 31 May 2024 Planning application submitted
- 1 December 2025 Planning permission granted
- 1 December 2032 Planning permission expired
Incidents on the register at this site
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Incidents at offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom
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