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Wind farms/Gunfleet Sands - (Demo) Extension
Operationaloffshore · REPD 2488

Gunfleet Sands - (Demo) Extension

off the Essex coast, Offshore, Offshore, England

Primary source
Capacity12 MW
Turbines2
Per turbine6 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
off the Essex coast
Latitude
51.703009
Longitude
1.191906
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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
DECC (S36)
Application reference
Not recorded
Application submitted
Not recorded
Permission granted
17 Apr 2012

Project timeline

Became operational

Construction commenced

Planning permission granted

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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 updated20 Nov 2017
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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