Scheduled for completion by 2020, the giant development would span 160 square miles. (AFP Representational Image)
A wind farm that would be the largest in the world and power more than a million homes has been given the go-ahead in Britain.
Offshore wind developer Dong Energy said on Wednesday a final decision had been made to construct the 1.2 gigawatt Hornsea Project One scheme off the coast of Yorkshire in northern England.
Scheduled for completion by 2020, the giant development would span 160 square miles (407 square kilometres) and use 174 wind turbines, each one 190 metres tall -- higher than London's landmark "Gherkin" tower.