Scarweather Sands offshore wind farm
Scarweather Sands is a 108 MW offshore wind farm with 30 turbines in Welsh waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 27 January 2010; the record was last updated on 27 January 2010. Its REPD grid reference is 10 km from the nearest postcode on land (CF36 3HT, Bridgend). 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 |
|---|---|
| 27 January 2010 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 108 MW
- Turbines
- 30
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 27 January 2010
- Operator or applicant
- E.On / Energie 2
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- CF36 3HT (Bridgend), 10.2 km from the REPD grid reference
- REPD reference
- 2477
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 |
|---|---|
| Porthcawl (CF36) | 11.4 |
| Bridgend (CF33) | 14.7 |
| Bridgend (CF31) | 20.0 |
| Port Talbot (SA12) | 20.2 |
| Port Talbot (SA13) | 21.2 |
| Swansea (SA3) | 22.6 |
| Lynton (EX35) | 22.7 |
| Bridgend (CF32) | 22.8 |
| Swansea (SA1) | 23.2 |
| Bridgend (CF35) | 24.0 |
| Maesteg (CF34) | 24.0 |
| Swansea (SA2) | 24.0 |
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.
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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 (51.4283, -3.8368).