Kentish Flats offshore wind farm
Kentish Flats is a 90 MW offshore wind farm with 30 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 10 September 2005; the record was last updated on 27 October 2017. Its REPD grid reference is 10 km from the nearest postcode on land (CT6 8EP, Canterbury). 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 |
|---|---|
| 15 August 2002 | Application submitted |
| 1 March 2003 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 June 2004 | Construction started |
| 10 September 2005 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 90 MW
- Turbines
- 30
- Turbine capacity
- 3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 October 2017
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- CT6 8EP (Canterbury), 9.9 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 28 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2492
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 |
|---|---|
| Herne Bay (CT6) | 11.0 |
| Whitstable (CT5) | 12.6 |
| Birchington (CT7) | 17.2 |
| Canterbury (CT2) | 18.5 |
| Westgate-on-Sea (CT8) | 19.1 |
| Canterbury (CT1) | 20.4 |
| Sheerness (ME12) | 20.5 |
| Canterbury (CT3) | 22.0 |
| Faversham (ME13) | 22.2 |
| Margate (CT9) | 22.2 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS3) | 23.0 |
| Ramsgate (CT12) | 23.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentish Flats 2 | 49.5 | operational | 1.5 |
| London Array Phase 2 | 240 | abandoned | 3.9 |
| Gunfleet Sands - (Demo) Extension | 12 | operational | 27.8 |
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 (51.4606, 1.0938).