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Transmission / Projects / North Scotland

Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm

Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm Limited at Hurlie 400kV substation

Connection date
31 Oct 2032
Gate
Not stated
Status
Scoping
Planning consent
Application submitted 2 Apr 2026
Marine Scotland · Source: REPD
Technology
Offshore wind
Total capacity
1,800 MW
Connected now
0 MW
Still to connect
1,800 MW
Transmission owner
SSEN Transmission (SHET)
Agreement type
Direct Connection
Region
North Scotland
Project number
PRO-001496
In the register since
April 2021

Stages

StageConnected MWAdds MWCumulative MWDateGateStatus
101,2001,20031 Oct 2032Not statedScoping
206001,80031 Oct 2035Not statedScoping

Change history

Every change to this project across 151 registers from 29 Jan 2021 to 5 Nov 2026.

  • 29 Jul 2025 register
    Customer changed from BLUEFLOAT ENERGY UK HOLDINGS LIMITED to Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm Limited
  • 29 Jul 2025 register
    Connection point changed from Lyra 320/66kV Offshore Substation to Hurlie 400kV substation
  • 27 Jun 2025 register
    Restructured from 1 stage (1,200 MW from 31 Oct 2033) to 2 stages (1,200 MW from 31 Oct 2032, 600 MW from 31 Oct 2035). First connection date −12 months
  • 28 Feb 2025 register
    Transmission owner changed from SPT to SHET
  • 28 Apr 2023 register
    Renamed from Lyra Offshore Wind Farm
  • 30 Apr 2021 register
    Added to the register

Also at Hurlie 400kV substation

Substation view

2 other projects, 3.4 GW still to connect at this substation in total.

Status definitions (NESO)

Scoping: NESO is not aware that a planning application has been made.

Awaiting Consents: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that a planning application has been made.

Consents Approved: NESO is aware, or the customer has told it, that the planning application has been approved.

Terminated: used by NESO only in its register of 30 April 2021, for two projects that left the register the next month.

These statuses are NESO’s, not QueueWatch’s, and NESO describes them as “as far as we are aware”, so a project may be further along than its status shows.

Source: NESO

Planning consent

The planning decision or stage for this project, from DESNZ’s Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), July 2026 edition, with the planning authority and its reference. QueueWatch matched the project to that record. NESO’s status can lag behind planning decisions, so the two may differ.

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