Berwick Bank offshore wind farm
Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm is a 4,100 MW offshore wind farm with 307 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 31 July 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 January 2026. Its REPD grid reference is 66 km from the nearest postcode on land (DD10 0AL, Aberdeenshire). As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 December 2022 | Application submitted |
| 31 July 2025 | Marine licence and Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 4,100 MW
- Turbines
- 307
- Turbine capacity
- 13.3 MW
- Turbine height
- 200 m
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Southern Energy Renewables
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Scotland
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- DD10 0AL (Aberdeenshire), 65.8 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 138 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7
- REPD reference
- 9873
Who decides
As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
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 (56.4431, -1.4664).