Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea offshore wind farm
Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea is a 1,320 MW offshore wind farm with 165 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 August 2022; the record was last updated on 1 September 2022. Its REPD grid reference is 100 km from the nearest postcode on land (HU12 0SX, East Riding of Yorkshire). As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State responsible for energy at the time on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010053).
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 January 2015 | Application submitted |
| 16 August 2016 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 September 2019 | Construction started |
| 31 August 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 1,320 MW
- Turbines
- 165
- Turbine capacity
- 8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 September 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Application reference
- EN010053
- Nearest postcode on land
- HU12 0SX (East Riding of Yorkshire), 99.7 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 81 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR2
- REPD reference
- 2502
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State responsible for energy at the time on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010053). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms.
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 (53.96, 1.54).