Kentish Flats 2 offshore wind farm
Kentish Flats 2 is a 49.5 MW offshore wind farm with 15 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 14 September 2015; the record was last updated on 28 June 2016. Its REPD grid reference is 9 km from the nearest postcode on land (CT6 8DL, Canterbury). 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 (EN010036).
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2012 | Application submitted |
| 19 February 2013 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 26 November 2014 | Construction started |
| 14 September 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 49.5 MW
- Turbines
- 15
- Turbine capacity
- 3.3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 28 June 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Application reference
- EN010036
- Nearest postcode on land
- CT6 8DL (Canterbury), 8.8 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 38 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2504
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 (EN010036). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Herne Bay (CT6) | 10.2 |
| Whitstable (CT5) | 11.2 |
| Canterbury (CT2) | 17.3 |
| Birchington (CT7) | 17.4 |
| Canterbury (CT1) | 19.2 |
| Sheerness (ME12) | 19.4 |
| Westgate-on-Sea (CT8) | 19.4 |
| Faversham (ME13) | 20.7 |
| Canterbury (CT3) | 21.3 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS3) | 22.6 |
| Margate (CT9) | 22.7 |
| Ramsgate (CT12) | 23.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentish Flats | 90 | operational | 1.5 |
| London Array Phase 2 | 240 | abandoned | 3.6 |
| Gunfleet Sands - (Demo) Extension | 12 | operational | 29.2 |
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 (51.45, 1.08).