The following year (8 February 2012), a ruling by the Council of State on an appeal brought before them by opponents of the wind park confirmed the government decision.

[2] The wind farm is located along the dikes of the IJsselmeer on the western side of the North East Polder.

[citation needed] The Westermeerwind wind farm is a near-shore facility off the coast of the municipality of Noordoostpolder.

A total of 48 wind turbines of type Siemens 3.0DD-108 (capacity of 3 MW each) have been placed in water depths of 3–7 meters.

[2] The Zuidwester wind farm comprises 12 Enercon E-126 turbines with a combined capacity of 90 MW.