Blyth Offshore Wind Test Site offshore wind farm
Blyth Offshore Wind Test Site is a 41.5 MW offshore wind farm with 5 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 22 October 2017; the record was last updated on 4 July 2018. Its REPD grid reference is 9 km from the nearest postcode on land (NE64 6DP, Northumberland). REPD names the Marine Management Organisation as the consenting authority.
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2012 | Application submitted |
| 8 November 2013 | Consent granted (Marine Management Organisation) |
| 22 October 2016 | Construction started |
| 22 October 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 41.5 MW
- Turbines
- 5
- Turbine capacity
- 8.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 July 2018
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Management Organisation
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- NE64 6DP (Northumberland), 9.1 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 88 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Blyth Offshore Wind Test Site
- REPD reference
- 2523
Who decides
REPD names the Marine Management Organisation as the consenting authority.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea (NE64) | 9.8 |
| Blyth (NE24) | 11.3 |
| Ashington (NE63) | 12.6 |
| Whitley Bay (NE26) | 14.0 |
| Choppington (NE62) | 14.6 |
| Bedlington (NE22) | 14.6 |
| Whitley Bay (NE25) | 15.0 |
| North Shields (NE30) | 16.9 |
| Cramlington (NE23) | 17.0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne (NE27) | 17.7 |
| North Shields (NE29) | 18.4 |
| South Shields (NE33) | 20.0 |
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.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blyth Offshore Wind Farm Phase 2 Demonstrator Project | 58.4 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Blyth Offshore | 4 | decommissioned | 8.7 |
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 (55.167, -1.3644).