Seagreen Phase 1A offshore wind farm
Seagreen Phase 1A is a 540 MW offshore wind farm with 36 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 6 December 2019, not yet built; the record was last updated on 3 July 2023. Its REPD grid reference is 30 km from the nearest postcode on land (DD10 0AL, Aberdeenshire). 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 |
|---|---|
| 14 September 2018 | Application submitted |
| 6 December 2019 | Marine licence and Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 540 MW
- Turbines
- 36
- Turbine capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 3 July 2023
- Operator or applicant
- SSE / Seagreen Wind Energy Ltd
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- Marine Scotland
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- DD10 0AL (Aberdeenshire), 30.3 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 64 weeks
- REPD reference
- 14144
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 |
|---|---|
| Montrose (DD10) | 33.0 |
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.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
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 (56.6355, -1.9266).