East Anglia 2 (EA 2) offshore wind farm
East Anglia 2 (EA 2) is a 900 MW offshore wind farm with 75 turbines in English waters. Its status: under construction, according to ScottishPower (September 2026) (ScottishPower). The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still records: approved on 31 March 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 1 April 2022. Its REPD grid reference is 30 km from the nearest postcode on land (NR30 5HF, Great Yarmouth). 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 (EN010078).
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 October 2019 | Application submitted |
| 31 March 2022 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 3 September 2026 | Reported as under construction (ScottishPower) |
| 31 March 2029 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Status source: ScottishPower. The Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) still shows this project as “approved, not built”.
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 900 MW
- Turbines
- 75
- Turbine capacity
- 12 MW
- Turbine height
- 282 m
- Status
- under construction (ScottishPower; REPD: approved, not built)
- Record last updated
- 1 April 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Scottish Power Renewables
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Application reference
- EN010078
- Nearest postcode on land
- NR30 5HF (Great Yarmouth), 30.5 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 128 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 5867
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 (EN010078). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Great Yarmouth (NR30) | 31.8 |
| Great Yarmouth (NR31) | 35.1 |
| Great Yarmouth (NR29) | 35.9 |
| Lowestoft (NR32) | 39.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scroby Sands | 60 | operational | 27.0 |
| The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Boreas | 1,400 | under construction | 28.2 |
| The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Vanguard East | 1,380 | approved, not built | 28.2 |
| The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Vanguard West | 1,380 | approved, not built | 28.2 |
All offshore wind farms in UK waters
Status and events credited to a named source are from that source; other dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database can lag behind consent decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.721, 2.1687).