Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm
Rhyl Flats is a 90 MW offshore wind farm with 25 turbines in Welsh waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 28 December 2009; the record was last updated on 23 August 2017. Its REPD grid reference is 9 km from the nearest postcode on land (LL22 8HA, Conwy). 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 |
|---|---|
| 25 March 2002 | Application submitted |
| 1 January 2003 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 September 2007 | Construction started |
| 28 December 2009 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 90 MW
- Turbines
- 25
- Turbine capacity
- 3.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 23 August 2017
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Npower
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- LL22 8HA (Conwy), 9.4 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 40 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2495
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 |
|---|---|
| Colwyn Bay (LL29) | 10.8 |
| Abergele (LL22) | 12.5 |
| Colwyn Bay (LL28) | 12.9 |
| Rhyl (LL18) | 13.2 |
| Llandudno (LL30) | 13.4 |
| Llandudno Junction (LL31) | 14.9 |
| Prestatyn (LL19) | 16.1 |
| Conwy (LL32) | 18.8 |
| St Asaph (LL17) | 19.4 |
| Penmaenmawr (LL34) | 21.7 |
| Denbigh (LL16) | 25.5 |
| Llanfairfechan (LL33) | 26.6 |
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 | 8.5 |
| North Hoyle | 60 | operational | 13.4 |
| Awel y Mor Offshore Wind Farm | 775 | approved, not built | 14.5 |
| Burbo Bank Extension (Burbo Bank 2) | 258 | operational | 27.0 |
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 (53.3776, -3.6402).