Dogger Bank C (was Teesside A) offshore wind farm
Dogger Bank C (was Teesside A) is a 1,200 MW offshore wind farm with 87 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 March 2022; the record was last updated on 12 April 2022. Its REPD grid reference is 198 km from the nearest postcode on land (YO15 1AR, East Riding of Yorkshire). As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State responsible for energy at the time on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010051).
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 28 March 2014 | Application submitted |
| 5 August 2015 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 March 2022 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 1,200 MW
- Turbines
- 87
- Turbine capacity
- 14 MW
- Turbine height
- 260 m
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 12 April 2022
- Operator or applicant
- SSE/Equinor (formerly Statoil, formerly Forewind)
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Application reference
- EN010051
- Nearest postcode on land
- YO15 1AR (East Riding of Yorkshire), 197.7 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 71 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR3
- REPD reference
- 2517
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State responsible for energy at the time on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010051). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia (Teesside B) | 1,400 | under construction | <0.1 |
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 (55.21, 2.33).