Dudgeon East offshore wind farm
Dudgeon East is a 402 MW offshore wind farm with 67 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 15 October 2017; the record was last updated on 2 January 2020. Its REPD grid reference is 16 km from the nearest postcode on land (PE31 8AX, King's Lynn and West 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 |
|---|---|
| 12 June 2009 | Application submitted |
| 6 July 2012 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 17 March 2016 | Construction started |
| 15 October 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 402 MW
- Turbines
- 67
- Turbine capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 January 2020
- Operator or applicant
- Statoil / Statkraft
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- PE31 8AX (King's Lynn and West Norfolk), 16.0 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 160 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- Investment Contract
- REPD reference
- 2538
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 |
|---|---|
| Skegness (PE25) | 19.1 |
| Hunstanton (PE36) | 21.0 |
| Skegness (PE24) | 23.9 |
| Wells-Next-the-Sea (NR23) | 24.9 |
| King's Lynn (PE31) | 26.3 |
| Walsingham (NR22) | 29.9 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE35) | 33.0 |
| Alford (LN13) | 33.0 |
| Mablethorpe (LN12) | 33.1 |
| Fakenham (NR21) | 34.6 |
| Spilsby (PE23) | 35.5 |
| Holt (NR25) | 38.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race Bank (Phase 1) | 290 | operational | 2.6 |
| Race Bank (Phase 2) | 284 | operational | 2.6 |
| Westermost Rough A | 210 | operational | 4.1 |
| Centrica (Lincs) | 270 | operational | 10.7 |
| Lynn | 97.2 | operational | 11.0 |
| Inner Dowsing | 97.2 | operational | 13.6 |
| Docking Shoal A | 540 | refused | 14.7 |
| Triton Knoll | 857 | operational | 19.6 |
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 (53.1175, 0.6135).