Sheringham Extension Project offshore wind farm
Sheringham Extension Project is a 317 MW offshore wind farm with 27 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 April 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 11 January 2024. Its REPD grid reference is 23 km from the nearest postcode on land (NR25 7EZ, North Norfolk). 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 (EN010109).
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 September 2022 | Application submitted |
| 18 April 2024 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 317 MW
- Turbines
- 27
- Turbine height
- 326 m
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 11 January 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Equinor
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Application reference
- EN010109
- Nearest postcode on land
- NR25 7EZ (North Norfolk), 22.5 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 84 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7691
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 (EN010109). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Sheringham (NR26) | 23.5 |
| Cromer (NR27) | 26.2 |
| Holt (NR25) | 26.4 |
| Wells-Next-the-Sea (NR23) | 31.2 |
| Melton Constable (NR24) | 33.5 |
| Norwich (NR11) | 34.8 |
| Walsingham (NR22) | 35.5 |
| North Walsham (NR28) | 39.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dudgeon Extension Project | 402 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| Sheringham Shoal | 317 | operational | 2.9 |
| Triton Knoll | 857 | operational | 22.6 |
| Cromer | 108 | abandoned | 23.2 |
| Docking Shoal A | 540 | refused | 24.4 |
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 (53.1493, 1.1843).