Walney 3 offshore wind farm
Walney 3 is a 659 MW offshore wind farm with 87 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 13 September 2018; the record was last updated on 4 June 2020. Its REPD grid reference is 29 km from the nearest postcode on land (LA18 4NY, Cumberland). 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 |
|---|---|
| 30 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 7 November 2014 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 April 2017 | Construction started |
| 13 September 2018 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 659 MW
- Turbines
- 87 (Ørsted; REPD: 110)
- Turbine capacity
- 40 × 8 MW and 47 × 7 MW (Ørsted; REPD: 6 MW)
- Turbine height
- 222 m
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- LA18 4NY (Cumberland), 29.3 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 66 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- Investment Contract
- REPD reference
- 2533
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 |
|---|---|
| Millom (LA19) | 32.8 |
| Millom (LA18) | 33.3 |
| Barrow-in-Furness (LA14) | 33.3 |
| Barrow-in-Furness (LA13) | 35.5 |
| Askam-in-Furness (LA16) | 36.6 |
| Ravenglass (CA18) | 37.1 |
| Dalton-in-Furness (LA15) | 37.3 |
| Seascale (CA20) | 40.0 |
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
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walney 2 | 184 | operational | 8.6 |
| Walney 1 | 184 | operational | 15.7 |
| Ormonde Offshore | 150 | operational | 19.7 |
| West of Duddon Sands | 389 | operational | 21.6 |
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 (54.09, -3.74).