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Operationaloffshore · July 2026 REPD 2487

Burbo Bank

Burbo Flats, Liverpool Bay, approximately 6.4km (4.0 miles) from the Sefton coastline and 7.2km (4.5 miles) from North Wirral., Offshore, Offshore, England

Primary source
Capacity90 MW
Turbines25
Per turbine3.6 MW
Max heightNot recorded
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Project overview

Core identity and development data from the current public snapshot.

Development status
Operational
Technology
Offshore wind
Country
England
Region
Offshore
Site address
Burbo Flats, Liverpool Bay, approximately 6.4km (4.0 miles) from the Sefton coastline and 7.2km (4.5 miles) from North Wirral.
Latitude
53.488183
Longitude
-3.184923
Turbine manufacturer
Siemens
Turbine model
SWT-3.6-107
Rotor diameter
107 m
Hub height
84 m

Turbine make and model from Open European Offshore Wind Turbine Database (EuroWindWakes) (Fischereit, Vollmer and Hansen, EuroWindWakes; includes data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0), matched to this REPD record. See UK wind turbine manufacturers.

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Companies

The source field combines operator and applicant roles; further entity resolution is planned.

Applicant or operatorØrsted (formerly DONG Energy)
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Planning

Planning authority, reference and recorded milestones.

Planning authority
DECC (S36)
Application reference
Not recorded
Application submitted
12 Apr 2002
Permission granted
14 Jul 2006

Project timeline

Became operational

Construction commenced

Planning permission granted

Planning application submitted

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Generation & performance

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Market, outage & alert context

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Sources & provenance

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Primary sourceRenewable Energy Planning Database

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · July 2026

Record updated27 Feb 2018
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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