Scroby Sands offshore wind farm
Scroby Sands is a 60 MW offshore wind farm with 30 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 March 2004; the record was last updated on 29 February 2016. Its REPD grid reference is 4 km from the nearest postcode on land (NR30 5DJ, Great Yarmouth). 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 |
|---|---|
| 5 March 2001 | Application submitted |
| 1 December 2002 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 October 2003 | Construction started |
| 1 March 2004 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Turbines
- 30
- Turbine capacity
- 2 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 29 February 2016
- Operator or applicant
- E.ON UK
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- NR30 5DJ (Great Yarmouth), 3.7 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 91 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2498
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 |
|---|---|
| Great Yarmouth (NR30) | 4.9 |
| Great Yarmouth (NR31) | 9.4 |
| Great Yarmouth (NR29) | 11.7 |
| Lowestoft (NR32) | 17.6 |
| Lowestoft (NR33) | 21.7 |
| Norwich (NR13) | 22.0 |
| Norwich (NR12) | 25.0 |
| Beccles (NR34) | 26.7 |
| Norwich (NR14) | 29.3 |
| Norwich (NR7) | 30.6 |
| Bungay (NR35) | 31.4 |
| Norwich (NR1) | 32.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Anglia 2 (EA 2) | 900 | approved, not built | 27.0 |
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 (52.6439, 1.7889).