Gunfleet Sands II offshore wind farm
Gunfleet Sands II is a 64.8 MW offshore wind farm with 18 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 24 July 2009; the record was last updated on 20 November 2017. Its REPD grid reference is 9 km from the nearest postcode on land (CO15 1QX, 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 |
|---|---|
| 18 June 2007 | Application submitted |
| 28 February 2008 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 April 2009 | Construction started |
| 24 July 2009 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 64.8 MW
- Turbines
- 18
- Turbine capacity
- 3.6 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 1QX (Tendring), 8.8 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2489
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) | 9.9 |
| Frinton-on-Sea (CO13) | 12.5 |
| Clacton-on-Sea (CO16) | 13.5 |
| Walton on the Naze (CO14) | 13.8 |
| Harwich (CO12) | 22.7 |
| Colchester (CO7) | 23.9 |
| Manningtree (CO11) | 26.6 |
| Felixstowe (IP11) | 27.6 |
| Colchester (CO2) | 28.9 |
| Burnham-on-Crouch (CM0) | 29.4 |
| Colchester (CO1) | 29.7 |
| Ipswich (IP9) | 29.8 |
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 | 2.0 |
| Gunfleet Sands - (Demo) Extension | 12 | operational | 4.6 |
| London Array Phase 1 | 630 | operational | 20.8 |
| Five Estuaries Wind Farm | 1,080 | approved, not built | 27.3 |
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 (51.7272, 1.2459).