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Wind farms/Burbo Bank Extension (Burbo Bank 2)
Operationaloffshore · July 2026 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

Primary source
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
Turbine manufacturer
Vestas
Turbine model
V164-8.0 MW
Rotor diameter
164 m
Hub height
105 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
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

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