Transmission line · Fylde, England, United Kingdom
Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets
Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets is a permitted transmission line in Fylde, England, United Kingdom, operated by Morgan Offshore Wind Limited and Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Fylde (coordinates), England (North West) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Offshore assets in East Irish Sea; onshore assets in North West England | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 14 Sept 2026 (permit EN020032, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 21 Oct 2024 (reference EN020032, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 Sept 2026 (granted, reference EN020032, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Morgan Offshore Wind Limited and Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Limited (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 62,185 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.7688, -3.0544 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms Transmission Assets is the 5th-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 5th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 62,185 ha. It reports no undefined, so it is ranked by area among the transmission lines in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| England | 5th of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 5th of 27 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this transmission line: 249 power plants (81 operating, 1,722 MW), 240 grid connections (132 operating, 1,490 MW), 165 substations, 4 data centers and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Annes | Substation | — | — | 1.5 km |
| SQUIRES Gate | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Hollinwood Avenue grid connection | Grid connection | 7 MW | Operating | 2.4 km |
| St Thomas RD | Substation | — | — | 3.1 km |
| UNIT F grid connection | Grid connection | 6 MW | Operating | 4.4 km |
| LOWER 48 grid connection | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 5.2 km |
| West Moss Lane, Higher Ballam - Battery Energy Storage System | Power plant | 30 MW | Permitted | 5.4 km |
| Peel Road - Battery Storage | Power plant | 20 MW | Permitted | 5.5 km |
| Peel Road Phase 2 - Solar Farm | Power plant | 13 MW | Planned | 5.5 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.