Five Estuaries offshore wind farm
Five Estuaries Wind Farm is a 1,080 MW offshore wind farm with 79 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 17 December 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 June 2026. REPD gives a grid reference on the coast (IP11 7BQ, East Suffolk), not the position of the turbines, so the distance out to sea is not known from REPD. As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010115).
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 25 March 2024 | Application submitted |
| 17 December 2025 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 1,080 MW
- Turbines
- 79
- Turbine capacity
- 13 MW
- Turbine height
- 370 m
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 June 2026
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Renewables
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Application reference
- EN010115
- Nearest postcode on land
- IP11 7BQ (East Suffolk), <0.1 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 90 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm
- REPD reference
- 9803
Official project record at the Planning Inspectorate
Who decides
As a nationally significant project, it was decided by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on a Development Consent Order after examination by the Planning Inspectorate (EN010115). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunfleet Sands II | 64.8 | operational | 27.3 |
| Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Scheme | 108 | operational | 27.5 |
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 (51.9637, 1.3517), which is on the coast rather than at the turbines.