West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm
West of Duddon Sands is a 389 MW offshore wind farm with 108 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 30 October 2014; the record was last updated on 20 August 2020. Its REPD grid reference is 18 km from the nearest postcode on land (LA14 3AX, 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 |
|---|---|
| 1 April 2006 | Application submitted |
| 4 September 2008 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 21 May 2013 | Construction started |
| 30 October 2014 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 389 MW
- Turbines
- 108
- Turbine capacity
- 3.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 20 August 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables & Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- LA14 3AX (Westmorland and Furness), 18.1 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 127 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2519
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) | 21.1 |
| Barrow-in-Furness (LA13) | 22.7 |
| Dalton-in-Furness (LA15) | 26.5 |
| Askam-in-Furness (LA16) | 28.1 |
| Millom (LA18) | 28.3 |
| Fleetwood (FY7) | 29.5 |
| Thornton-Cleveleys (FY5) | 31.3 |
| Blackpool (FY2) | 31.7 |
| Blackpool (FY1) | 33.1 |
| Kirkby-in-Furness (LA17) | 33.9 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde (FY6) | 34.1 |
| Blackpool (FY3) | 34.2 |
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 | 7.0 |
| Barrow | 90 | operational | 10.7 |
| Ormonde Offshore | 150 | operational | 11.6 |
| Walney 2 | 184 | operational | 14.3 |
| Walney 3 | 659 | operational | 21.6 |
| Cirrus Shell Flat Array | 284 | application withdrawn | 22.4 |
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 (53.9851, -3.462).