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Offshore Wind

Whitecross - Offshore Wind Farm

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52km off the North Cornwall and North Devon coast, Offshore, EX39 4LF

Whitecross - Offshore Wind Farm is a 100 MW offshore wind project in Offshore. The applicant or operator on record is Flotation Energy / Cobra Instalaciones Servicios. Planning permission has been granted as of July 2025 and it is awaiting construction. The determining authority …

Consented / Approved
Project stageConsented
  1. PlanningMar 2023 (completed)
  2. ConsentedJul 2025 (current stage)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. Operating (not yet reached)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Status in the official register: Planning Permission Granted.

Official register: July 2026

Recorded status: Planning Permission Granted. Source record updated 2025-09-22.

Registered planning capacity; not measured generation.

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100.000 MW
Registered Capacity

πŸ“‹ Project Overview

Whitecross - Offshore Wind Farm is a 100 MW offshore wind project in Offshore. The applicant or operator on record is Flotation Energy / Cobra Instalaciones Servicios. Planning permission has been granted as of July 2025 and it is awaiting construction. The determining authority is Marine Management Organisation, reference MLA/2023/00113.

Site Schematic

β—„ SHORE (~? km) NORTH SEA / OFFSHORE Turbine () Export cable

Schematic diagram β€” not to scale. Illustrative layout based on project specifications.

πŸ”§ Technical Specifications

Capacity (MW)100.000 MW

πŸ”Œ Grid Connection & Infrastructure

🏒 Development & Ownership

DeveloperFlotation Energy / Cobra Instalaciones Servicios
Owner / operatorFlotation Energy / Cobra Instalaciones Servicios
Year consented2025
Location52km off the North Cornwall and North Devon coast, Offshore, EX39 4LF
RegionOffshore
Coordinates51.0688752Β°N, 4.1680464Β°W

Additional published register fields

Registered technologyWind Offshore
Turbine Capacity (MW)12.5
No. of Turbines8
Height of Turbines (m)284

πŸ“… Project Timeline

2023-03-14
2025-07-16