Walney 2 offshore wind farm
Walney 2 is a 184 MW offshore wind farm with 51 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 6 April 2012; the record was last updated on 3 September 2020. Its REPD grid reference is 23 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 |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2006 | Application submitted |
| 7 November 2007 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 9 April 2011 | Construction started |
| 6 April 2012 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 184 MW
- Turbines
- 51
- Turbine capacity
- 3.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 3 September 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- LA14 3XZ (Westmorland and Furness), 22.6 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 84 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Walney 2
- REPD reference
- 2506
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) | 25.0 |
| Millom (LA18) | 26.4 |
| Barrow-in-Furness (LA13) | 27.1 |
| Millom (LA19) | 28.2 |
| Askam-in-Furness (LA16) | 28.9 |
| Dalton-in-Furness (LA15) | 29.2 |
| Kirkby-in-Furness (LA17) | 33.3 |
| Ravenglass (CA18) | 33.6 |
| Broughton-in-Furness (LA20) | 35.3 |
| Ulverston (LA12) | 36.8 |
| Holmrook (CA19) | 37.1 |
| Seascale (CA20) | 37.9 |
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 | 7.6 |
| Walney 3 | 659 | operational | 8.6 |
| Ormonde Offshore | 150 | operational | 11.1 |
| West of Duddon Sands | 389 | operational | 14.3 |
| Barrow | 90 | operational | 22.6 |
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 (54.0807, -3.609).