Cromer offshore wind farm
Cromer is a 108 MW offshore wind farm with 30 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: abandoned; the record was last updated on 24 March 2010. Its REPD grid reference is 12 km from the nearest postcode on land (NR27 0PR, North Norfolk). It was consented under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 by the Secretary of State for energy (REPD: DECC, the energy department at the time).
Consent timeline
REPD records no consent dates for this project.
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 108 MW
- Turbines
- 30
- Status (REPD)
- abandoned
- Record last updated
- 24 March 2010
- Operator or applicant
- EDF
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- NR27 0PR (North Norfolk), 11.8 km from the REPD grid reference
- REPD reference
- 2476
Who decides
It was consented under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 by the Secretary of State for energy (REPD: DECC, the energy department at the time).
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Cromer (NR27) | 13.1 |
| Sheringham (NR26) | 17.2 |
| North Walsham (NR28) | 20.7 |
| Norwich (NR11) | 21.6 |
| Holt (NR25) | 25.7 |
| Norwich (NR12) | 27.6 |
| Melton Constable (NR24) | 30.9 |
| Norwich (NR10) | 33.0 |
| Great Yarmouth (NR29) | 37.3 |
| Wells-Next-the-Sea (NR23) | 39.5 |
| Norwich (NR6) | 39.8 |
| Norwich (NR8) | 40.0 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of each postcode district to the REPD grid reference of the wind farm, which is a single point for the whole site.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheringham Extension Project | 317 | approved, not built | 23.2 |
| Dudgeon Extension Project | 402 | approved, not built | 23.2 |
| Sheringham Shoal | 317 | operational | 24.1 |
All offshore wind farms in UK waters
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database can lag behind consent decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (53.0072, 1.4393).