Cirrus Shell Flat Array offshore wind farm
Cirrus Shell Flat Array is a 284 MW offshore wind farm with 90 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 5 December 2008; the record was last updated on 5 December 2008. Its REPD grid reference is 8 km from the nearest postcode on land (FY5 1DW, Wyre). 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 |
|---|---|
| 5 December 2008 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 284 MW
- Turbines
- 90
- Turbine capacity
- 3.1 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 5 December 2008
- Operator or applicant
- Celtpower
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- FY5 1DW (Wyre), 7.9 km from the REPD grid reference
- Name in REPD
- Cirrus Shell Flat Array
- REPD reference
- 2475
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 |
|---|---|
| Blackpool (FY2) | 9.3 |
| Thornton-Cleveleys (FY5) | 9.6 |
| Fleetwood (FY7) | 9.9 |
| Blackpool (FY1) | 10.8 |
| Blackpool (FY3) | 11.8 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde (FY6) | 12.3 |
| Blackpool (FY4) | 13.7 |
| Lytham St Annes (FY8) | 18.1 |
| Preston (PR4) | 26.1 |
| Barrow-in-Furness (LA13) | 26.4 |
| Morecambe (LA3) | 26.5 |
| Barrow-in-Furness (LA14) | 26.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | 90 | operational | 14.9 |
| West of Duddon Sands | 389 | operational | 22.4 |
| Walney 1 | 184 | operational | 28.7 |
| Ormonde Offshore | 150 | operational | 29.0 |
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 (53.8819, -3.1674).