Teesside offshore wind farm
Teesside Offshore Wind Farm is a 62 MW offshore wind farm with 27 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 August 2013; the record was last updated on 18 May 2015. Its REPD grid reference is 3 km from the nearest postcode on land (TS10 5NX, Redcar and Cleveland). 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 |
|---|---|
| 22 March 2005 | Application submitted |
| 17 September 2007 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 February 2012 | Construction started |
| 31 August 2013 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 62 MW
- Turbines
- 27
- Turbine capacity
- 2.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 18 May 2015
- Operator or applicant
- EDF Energy - Northern Offshore Windfarm Ltd
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- R/2004/0305/FF
- Nearest postcode on land
- TS10 5NX (Redcar and Cleveland), 2.9 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 130 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Teeside Offshore Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 2514
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 |
|---|---|
| Redcar (TS10) | 4.6 |
| Redcar (TS11) | 7.8 |
| Hartlepool (TS25) | 8.6 |
| Hartlepool (TS24) | 9.4 |
| Middlesbrough (TS6) | 9.6 |
| Hartlepool (TS26) | 10.1 |
| Middlesbrough (TS2) | 11.3 |
| Middlesbrough (TS3) | 11.5 |
| Saltburn-by-the-Sea (TS12) | 12.3 |
| Middlesbrough (TS1) | 12.3 |
| Guisborough (TS14) | 12.7 |
| Billingham (TS23) | 12.8 |
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.
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 (54.6453, -1.0955).