Extension of huge offshore windfarm in Sussex approved

Rampion offshore windfarm is expected to add about 1.2 gigawatts of clean power for British households and businesses. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

The government has approved plans to build an offshore windfarm capable of powering about 1m British homes before the end of the decade.

The plan to extend the Rampion offshore windfarm by adding 90 turbines off the Sussex coast is expected to add about 1.2 gigawatts of clean power for British households and businesses.