Operationaloffshore · July 2026 REPD 2511

London Array�Phase 1

12 miles (20km) off the Kent and Essex coasts, Offshore, Offshore, England

Capacity630 MW
Turbines175
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
12 miles (20km) off the Kent and Essex coasts
Latitude
51.621679
Longitude
1.495832
Turbine manufacturer
Siemens
Turbine model
SWT-3.6-120
Rotor diameter
120 m
Hub height
87 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 operatorSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
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Planning

Planning authority, reference and recorded milestones.

Planning authority
DECC (S36)
Application reference
Not recorded
Application submitted
1 Jun 2005
Permission granted
5 Sept 2007

Project timeline

Became operational

Construction commenced

Planning permission granted

Planning application submitted

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Generation & performance

Only reviewed BM-unit mappings and complete settlement periods are reported.

No verified Elexon match yet

We have not published a project-to-BM-unit relationship. Candidate matches never appear as measured generation.

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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 updated6 Nov 2018
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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