Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone offshore wind farm
Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone is a 1,200 MW offshore wind farm with 240 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 25 November 2013; the record was last updated on 26 November 2013. Its REPD grid reference is 24 km from the nearest postcode on land (EX39 2LY, Torridge). It was consented under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 by the Secretary of State for energy (REPD: DECC, the energy department at the time).
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 12 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 25 November 2013 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 1,200 MW
- Turbines
- 240
- Turbine capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 26 November 2013
- Operator or applicant
- Npower
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- EX39 2LY (Torridge), 23.7 km from the REPD grid reference
- REPD reference
- 2508
Who decides
It was consented under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 by the Secretary of State for energy (REPD: DECC, the energy department at the time).
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Tenby (SA70) | 35.8 |
| Ilfracombe (EX34) | 37.3 |
| Saundersfoot (SA69) | 39.2 |
| Braunton (EX33) | 39.3 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of each postcode district to the REPD grid reference of the wind farm, which is a single point for the whole site.
All offshore wind farms in UK waters
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database can lag behind consent decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (51.3694, -4.5672).