Operationaloffshore · REPD 2539

Burbo Bank Extension (Burbo Bank 2)

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

Capacity258 MW
Turbines32
Per turbine8 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
53.479992
Longitude
-3.27
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Companies

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

Applicant or operatorOrsted (formerly Dong Energy)
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Planning

Planning authority, reference and recorded milestones.

Planning authority
The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
Application reference
EN010026
Application submitted
22 Mar 2013
Permission granted
10 Dec 2014

Project timeline

Became operational

Construction commenced

Planning permission granted

Planning application submitted

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Generation & performance

Measured values will only appear after the project-to-BM-unit match is reviewed.

Measured generation unavailable

This project has not yet been linked to a verified Elexon BM unit. We do not estimate generation or capacity factor in the beta.

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Sources & provenance

Trace every published field back to its current evidence.

Primary sourceRenewable Energy Planning Database

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · July 2026

Record updated2 May 2018
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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