Morecambe offshore wind farm
Morecambe Offshore Windfarm is a 480 MW offshore wind farm with 35 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 1 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 25 March 2026. REPD gives no grid reference for it. As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010121).
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 1 December 2025 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 December 2032 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 480 MW
- Turbines
- 35
- Turbine capacity
- 13.7 MW
- Turbine height
- 310 m
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 25 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios S.A / Flotation Energy
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Application reference
- EN010121
- Time to decision
- 78 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Morecombe Offshore Windfarm
- REPD reference
- 10922
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010121). 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.