Forthwind offshore wind farm
Forthwind is a 20 MW offshore wind farm with 1 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 15 March 2023, not yet built; the record was last updated on 2 August 2023. Its REPD grid reference is 3 km from the nearest postcode on land (KY8 1AQ, Fife). 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 |
|---|---|
| 29 April 2022 | Application submitted |
| 15 March 2023 | Marine licence and Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 31 October 2049 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Turbines
- 1
- Turbine capacity
- 20 MW
- Turbine height
- 280 m
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 2 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Cierco
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Scotland
- Application reference
- MS-00009834
- Nearest postcode on land
- KY8 1AQ (Fife), 2.7 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 46 weeks
- REPD reference
- 14484
Earlier applications
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forthwind | — | 6 July 2015 | replaced by a revised application |
Who decides
As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Leven (KY8) | 4.8 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY1) | 9.1 |
| Glenrothes (KY7) | 11.0 |
| Elie (KY9) | 11.8 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY2) | 12.1 |
| Glenrothes (KY6) | 13.4 |
| Cupar (KY15) | 16.4 |
| Gullane (EH31) | 17.0 |
| Burntisland (KY3) | 17.7 |
| Lochgelly (KY5) | 18.4 |
| Anstruther (KY10) | 20.2 |
| North Berwick (EH39) | 20.3 |
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.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levenmouth demonstration turbine (Fife Energy Park) | 7 | operational | 2.5 |
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 (56.1552, -2.9974).