Ormonde Offshore offshore wind farm
Ormonde Offshore is a 150 MW offshore wind farm with 30 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 22 February 2012; the record was last updated on 23 August 2017. Its REPD grid reference is 12 km from the nearest postcode on land (LA14 3XZ, Westmorland and Furness). 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 |
|---|---|
| 12 July 2005 | Application submitted |
| 4 September 2008 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 June 2010 | Construction started |
| 22 February 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Turbines
- 30
- Turbine capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- LA14 3XZ (Westmorland and Furness), 11.5 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 164 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2509
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 |
|---|---|
| Barrow-in-Furness (LA14) | 13.9 |
| Barrow-in-Furness (LA13) | 16.0 |
| Millom (LA18) | 17.6 |
| Dalton-in-Furness (LA15) | 18.5 |
| Askam-in-Furness (LA16) | 18.8 |
| Millom (LA19) | 23.4 |
| Kirkby-in-Furness (LA17) | 23.9 |
| Ulverston (LA12) | 26.4 |
| Broughton-in-Furness (LA20) | 27.3 |
| Ravenglass (CA18) | 29.7 |
| Fleetwood (FY7) | 33.0 |
| Holmrook (CA19) | 33.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walney 1 | 184 | operational | 7.5 |
| Walney 2 | 184 | operational | 11.1 |
| West of Duddon Sands | 389 | operational | 11.6 |
| Barrow | 90 | operational | 14.2 |
| Walney 3 | 659 | operational | 19.7 |
| Cirrus Shell Flat Array | 284 | application withdrawn | 29.0 |
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 (54.0889, -3.4386).