Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm
Neart na Gaoithe is a 450 MW offshore wind farm with 54 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 July 2025; the record was last updated on 23 March 2026. Its REPD grid reference is 21 km from the nearest postcode on land (KY10 3XN, Fife). As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 30 July 2012 | Application submitted |
| 16 May 2017 | Marine licence and Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 January 2020 | Construction started |
| 1 July 2025 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 450 MW
- Turbines
- 54
- Turbine capacity
- 8 MW
- Turbine height
- 208 m
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 March 2026
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Renewables Power
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Scotland
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- KY10 3XN (Fife), 21.4 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 250 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR1
- REPD reference
- 2522
Who decides
As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Anstruther (KY10) | 28.2 |
| Dunbar (EH42) | 35.2 |
| St Andrews (KY16) | 36.3 |
| Elie (KY9) | 36.7 |
| Cockburnspath (TD13) | 38.5 |
| Carnoustie (DD7) | 38.9 |
| North Berwick (EH39) | 38.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inch Cape | 1,080 | under construction | 25.8 |
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 (56.27, -2.25).