The Crown Estate intends to launch a competitive tender process next month for the Morgan offshore wind site.

The site with the potential for up to 1.5GW in the Irish Sea was brought to market through Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 in 2021 but development was discontinued in January 2026.

Morgan secured a Development Consent Order (DCO) for its windfarm asset in August 2025 and is awaiting a decision on the DCO application for its transmission assets, a joint application with the transmission assets of the 480MW Morecambe offshore windfarm, now expected this September. The site currently also has a grid connection agreement with NESO.

The tender process is separate to Leasing Round 6 which The Crown Estate has previously announced its intention to launch in the first half of next year and is not expected to impact on that programme’s timelines.

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