Facts & Figures
Location
Galloper Wind Farm is located approximately 30km off the coast of Suffolk, close to its sister project Greater Gabbard Wind Farm.
Siemens Turbine Assembly Base
Great Yarmouth
Offshore Construction Coordination Base
Port of Lowestoft
Project Construction
Construction of Galloper Offshore Wind Farm started with onshore works in late 2015 with offshore construction getting underway in the summer of 2016. First power was generated by the wind farm in November 2017 and it became fully operational in March 2018.
Consents & Licenses
The overarching consent for Galloper Offshore Wind Farm is the Galloper Wind Farm Order (also known as the Development Consent Order, or DCO) which includes consent for both the offshore and onshore elements of the project.
Development Consent Order
DCO Application and Examination Documents
The Environmental Statement and other documents from the DCO application and examination can be accessed below.
The different sections of our Development Consent Order application, comprising the original application which was accepted by the former IPC on 19 December 2011 and subsequent submissions on 8th and 13th June 2012 can be found in three distinct sections below:
Original application accepted 19 December 2011 GWF Environmental Statement:
Project Partners
The project is owned by a consortium led by RWE Renewables (25%), Equitix (25%), Siemens Financial Services (25%), Spring Infrastructure (12.5%) and ESB (12.5%).
