Current Status

North Falls is in the Examination phase of the National Infrastructure consenting process. Further hearings are set to take place in April.

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North Falls Offshore Wind Farm

Named after the sandbank located at the southern tip of the offshore Project area, North Falls is a proposed offshore wind farm located in the southern North Sea, approximately 40 km from the East Anglia coast at its nearest point.

North Falls UK location map.

Developing a greener future

If consented and built, North Falls will support the UK government’s aim of 50 gigawatts of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030. This ambition is part of wider plans to decarbonise the UK’s electricity system and achieve net zero emissions.

By generating low carbon, renewable and low cost electricity in the UK, North Falls will also help to reduce the UK’s reliance on imported energy and contribute to improved energy security.

Greater Gabbard array - image credit SSE

A joint venture

North Falls is a 50/50 joint venture between SSE Renewables and RWE Offshore Wind. It is an extension of the existing southern array of their existing joint venture – the 504-megawatt (MW), 104-turbine Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm.

Image: Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm. North Falls’ design may differ. Credit: SSE Renewables.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

North Falls at a glance
Up to 57 Wind turbine generators
~95km2 Offshore array area
Up to 2 Offshore substations
~1 GW Generating capacity
~24km Onshore export cables
~90m Onshore cable route width
Onshore Project area
Onshore project area map

View the full onshore location plan here.

Offshore Project area
Offshore project area map

View the full offshore location plan here.

Onshore project area map
Offshore project area map

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North Falls public meeting auditorium.
Planning Inspectorate: Six stages of the national infrastructure planning process

This video by the Planning Inspectorate explains the six stage process that applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects (as defined by the Planning Act 2008) must go through in order to receive development consent.

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