Humber Gateway A offshore wind farm
Humber Gateway A is a 219 MW offshore wind farm with 73 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 May 2015; the record was last updated on 3 October 2016. Its REPD grid reference is 16 km from the nearest postcode on land (LN12 2PE, East Lindsey). 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 |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2008 | Application submitted |
| 9 February 2011 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 30 August 2013 | Construction started |
| 30 May 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 219 MW
- Turbines
- 73
- Turbine capacity
- 3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 October 2016
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON Humber Wind Ltd/ Balfour Beatty Investments and Equitix.
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- LN12 2PE (East Lindsey), 16.4 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 149 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2544
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 |
|---|---|
| Mablethorpe (LN12) | 17.0 |
| Alford (LN13) | 25.1 |
| Skegness (PE25) | 28.2 |
| Skegness (PE24) | 29.3 |
| Louth (LN11) | 31.5 |
| Spilsby (PE23) | 36.3 |
| Grimsby (DN36) | 38.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner Dowsing | 97.2 | operational | 22.5 |
| Centrica (Lincs) | 270 | operational | 22.6 |
| Lynn | 97.2 | operational | 28.2 |
| Race Bank (Phase 1) | 290 | operational | 28.6 |
| Race Bank (Phase 2) | 284 | operational | 28.6 |
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 (53.3875, 0.5006).