Paragraph 2 Design parametersI1
England, Wales and Scotland
The wind turbine generators to be constructed and operated as part of the authorised project must be located within the area shown on the offshore works plan.
No part of any wind turbine generator to be constructed as part of the authorised project shall oversail or extend beyond F1the Order limits.
The authorised project must be constructed in accordance with the parameters set out in Table 2.
Table 2
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum number of wind turbine generators | 35 |
| Maximum total rotor swept area (m2) | 1,858,252 |
| Maximum height of wind turbine generators when measured from HAT to the tip of the vertical blade (m) | 310 |
| Maximum rotor diameter of each wind turbine generator (m) | 280 |
| Minimum distance from HAT to the lowest point of the rotating blade for each turbine (m) | 25 |
| Minimum intra-row distance (between wind turbine generators in a row of wind turbine generators) (m) | 1,060 |
| Minimum inter-row distance (between rows of wind turbine generators) (m) | 1,410 |
| Maximum diameter of monopiles for wind turbine generators on monopile foundations (m) | 12 |
| Maximum diameter of piles for wind turbine generators on multi-legged jackets with piling foundations (m) | 3 |
| Maximum diameter of gravity base at the seabed for wind turbine generators on gravity base foundations (m) | 65 |
| Maximum diameter of suction buckets for wind turbine generators on multi-legged jackets with suction bucket foundations (m) | 20 |
| Maximum diameter of monopiles for offshore substation platform monopile foundations (m) | 12 |
| Maximum diameter of piles for offshore substation platforms on multi-legged jackets with piling foundations (m) | 3 |
| Maximum diameter of gravity base at the seabed for offshore substation platforms on gravity base foundations (m) | 65 |
| Maximum diameter of suction buckets for offshore substation platforms on multi-legged jackets with suction bucket foundations (m) | 20 |
| Maximum total seabed footprint of wind turbine generators (including scour protection) (m2) | 248,080 |
| Maximum number of offshore substation platforms | 2 |
| Maximum dimensions of offshore substation platforms (excluding towers, helipads, masts, cranes and lightning protection): | |
| (a) Height when measured from HAT (m) | 50 |
| (b) Length (m) | 50 |
| (c) Width (m) | 50 |
| Maximum height when measured from HAT of offshore substation platforms (including helipads and lightning protection) (m) | 70 |
| Maximum total seabed footprint area for offshore substation platform foundations (including scour protection) (m2) | 14,176 |
| Maximum total length of cables (inter-array cables and platform link cables) (km) | 80 |
| Maximum number of cable crossings | 15 |
| Maximum volume of natural material for disposal (m3) | 1,416,463 |
| Maximum total footprint of scour protection (m2) (exclusive of foundations for wind turbine generators and offshore substation platforms) | 139,490 |
| Maximum total volume of scour protection for wind turbine generators and offshore substation platforms (m3) | 278,980 |
| Maximum footprint of cable protection (m2) (including cable protection, entries to offshore substation platforms and wind turbine generators and cable crossings) | 216,250 |
| Maximum volume of cable protection (m3) (including cable protection, entries to offshore substation platforms and wind turbine generators and cable crossings) | 259,700 |
| Maximum hammer energy (kilojoules or kJ) employed during installation of pin piles | 2,500 |
| Maximum hammer energy (kilojoules or kJ) employed during installation of monopile foundations | 6,600 |
The wind turbine generators to be constructed or operated as part of the authorised project must have the same height and rotor diameter, unless otherwise agreed by the Secretary of State.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(2) substituted (8.6.2026) by The Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/608), art. 1, Sch.
Commencement
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Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 23.12.2025, see art. 1