Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets (“the Project”)

The Project is located in the Eastern Irish Sea, approximately 30km from the nearest point on the coast of Lancashire, 50km from the north coast of Wales and 59km from the coast of the Isle of Man. The Project comprises of wind turbine generators (WTGs), inter-array cables, offshore substation platform(s) (OSP(s)) and possible platform link cables to connect OSPs.

When fully operational, the windfarm is anticipated to generate a nominal capacity of 480MW and produce renewable power for over 500,000 homes in the UK.

The proposed DCO will, among other things, authorise:

1. The construction and operation of up to 35 offshore WTGs and their foundations;
2. The construction of up to two OSPs and their foundations; and
3. The construction of a network of subsea inter-array cables and platform link cables.

A separate development consent order is being sought for the transmission assets required to convey the electricity generated by the WTGs from the Project to shore and onwards to the existing National Grid substation at Penwortham, Lancashire. An application seeking development consent for this transmission infrastructure, as well as the transmission infrastructure of the Morgan Offshore Wind Project, pursuant to a direction issued by the Secretary of State on 4 October 2022 under section 35 of the Planning Act 2008, has been submitted jointly by Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Ltd and Morgan Offshore Wind Limited.