Navitus Bay offshore wind farm
Navitus Bay is a 970 MW offshore wind farm with up to 194 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 11 September 2015; the record was last updated on 3 November 2015. Its REPD grid reference is 24 km from the nearest postcode on land (BH19 2JN, Dorset). 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 (EN010024).
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 8 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 11 September 2015 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 970 MW
- Turbines
- up to 194 (Planning Inspectorate; REPD: 121)
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 3 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- Eneco & EDF
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Application reference
- EN010024
- Nearest postcode on land
- BH19 2JN (Dorset), 23.7 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 70 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2535
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 (EN010024). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Swanage (BH19) | 26.0 |
| Poole (BH13) | 35.6 |
| Bournemouth (BH2) | 36.6 |
| Bournemouth (BH4) | 36.7 |
| Bournemouth (BH1) | 36.9 |
| Bournemouth (BH5) | 36.9 |
| Poole (BH14) | 37.3 |
| Bournemouth (BH6) | 37.3 |
| Poole (BH15) | 38.1 |
| Bournemouth (BH7) | 38.2 |
| Totland Bay (PO39) | 38.3 |
| Bournemouth (BH3) | 38.3 |
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.
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 (50.393, -1.839).