Gunfleet Sands - (Demo) Extension offshore wind farm
Gunfleet Sands - (Demo) Extension is a 12 MW offshore wind farm with 2 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 19 April 2013; the record was last updated on 20 November 2017. Its REPD grid reference is 9 km from the nearest postcode on land (CO15 1RE, Tendring). 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 |
|---|---|
| 17 April 2012 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 15 May 2012 | Construction started |
| 19 April 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Turbines
- 2
- Turbine capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 November 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- CO15 1RE (Tendring), 9.3 km from the REPD grid reference
- REPD reference
- 2488
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 |
|---|---|
| Clacton-on-Sea (CO15) | 10.7 |
| Clacton-on-Sea (CO16) | 14.1 |
| Frinton-on-Sea (CO13) | 15.5 |
| Walton on the Naze (CO14) | 17.2 |
| Colchester (CO7) | 23.7 |
| Burnham-on-Crouch (CM0) | 25.2 |
| Harwich (CO12) | 25.7 |
| Colchester (CO2) | 27.6 |
| Manningtree (CO11) | 27.7 |
| Colchester (CO5) | 28.6 |
| Colchester (CO1) | 28.6 |
| Colchester (CO4) | 29.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Scheme | 108 | operational | 3.6 |
| Gunfleet Sands II | 64.8 | operational | 4.6 |
| London Array Phase 1 | 630 | operational | 22.8 |
| London Array Phase 2 | 240 | abandoned | 27.8 |
| Kentish Flats | 90 | operational | 27.8 |
| Kentish Flats 2 | 49.5 | operational | 29.2 |
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 (51.703, 1.1919).