North Hoyle offshore wind farm
North Hoyle is a 60 MW offshore wind farm with 30 turbines in Welsh waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2003; the record was last updated on 23 August 2017. Its REPD grid reference is 9 km from the nearest postcode on land (LL19 7LG, Denbighshire). 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 |
|---|---|
| 5 April 2001 | Application submitted |
| 31 July 2002 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 3 April 2003 | Construction started |
| 1 December 2003 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Turbines
- 30
- Turbine capacity
- 2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Greencoat (formerly Npower Renewables)
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- LL19 7LG (Denbighshire), 8.6 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 69 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2494
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 |
|---|---|
| Prestatyn (LL19) | 9.9 |
| Rhyl (LL18) | 12.0 |
| St Asaph (LL17) | 18.4 |
| Wirral (CH47) | 18.7 |
| Wirral (CH48) | 19.2 |
| Abergele (LL22) | 19.3 |
| Holywell (CH8) | 20.1 |
| Colwyn Bay (LL29) | 22.4 |
| Wirral (CH46) | 22.4 |
| Wirral (CH49) | 23.2 |
| Wirral (CH61) | 24.2 |
| Colwyn Bay (LL28) | 25.3 |
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.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwynt y Mor | 576 | operational | 12.5 |
| Rhyl Flats | 90 | operational | 13.4 |
| Burbo Bank Extension (Burbo Bank 2) | 258 | operational | 13.7 |
| Burbo Bank | 90 | operational | 19.2 |
| Awel y Mor Offshore Wind Farm | 775 | approved, not built | 24.0 |
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 (53.4172, -3.4486).