Docking Shoal A offshore wind farm
Docking Shoal A is a 540 MW offshore wind farm with 108 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 6 July 2012; the record was last updated on 6 July 2012. Its REPD grid reference is 22 km from the nearest postcode on land (NR23 1RL, 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
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 9 December 2008 | Application submitted |
| 6 July 2012 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 540 MW
- Turbines
- 108
- Turbine capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 6 July 2012
- Operator or applicant
- Centrica
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- NR23 1RL (North Norfolk), 21.7 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 186 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2516
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 |
|---|---|
| Wells-Next-the-Sea (NR23) | 24.2 |
| Walsingham (NR22) | 30.3 |
| Skegness (PE25) | 32.4 |
| Holt (NR25) | 32.5 |
| Hunstanton (PE36) | 32.6 |
| King's Lynn (PE31) | 35.6 |
| Fakenham (NR21) | 36.1 |
| Sheringham (NR26) | 36.2 |
| Skegness (PE24) | 37.0 |
| Melton Constable (NR24) | 37.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triton Knoll | 857 | operational | 5.9 |
| Dudgeon East | 402 | operational | 14.7 |
| Race Bank (Phase 1) | 290 | operational | 15.7 |
| Race Bank (Phase 2) | 284 | operational | 15.7 |
| Westermost Rough A | 210 | operational | 18.8 |
| Centrica (Lincs) | 270 | operational | 21.5 |
| Sheringham Shoal | 317 | operational | 22.2 |
| Sheringham Extension Project | 317 | approved, not built | 24.4 |
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 (53.1656, 0.8193).