Thanet offshore wind farm
Thanet is a 300 MW offshore wind farm with 100 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 16 September 2010; the record was last updated on 1 May 2018. Its REPD grid reference is 14 km from the nearest postcode on land (CT10 3PE, Thanet). 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 |
|---|---|
| 8 November 2005 | Application submitted |
| 18 December 2006 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 November 2009 | Construction started |
| 16 September 2010 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 300 MW
- Turbines
- 100
- Turbine capacity
- 3 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 May 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Vattenfall
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- CT10 3PE (Thanet), 14.2 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 58 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2499
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 |
|---|---|
| Broadstairs (CT10) | 16.0 |
| Margate (CT9) | 17.7 |
| Ramsgate (CT11) | 18.5 |
| Ramsgate (CT12) | 20.8 |
| Westgate-on-Sea (CT8) | 21.3 |
| Birchington (CT7) | 24.4 |
| Sandwich (CT13) | 28.1 |
| Deal (CT14) | 29.3 |
| Canterbury (CT3) | 34.0 |
| Herne Bay (CT6) | 35.7 |
| Dover (CT15) | 37.6 |
| Dover (CT16) | 39.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanet (extension) | 340 | refused | 3.0 |
| London Array Phase 1 | 630 | operational | 23.3 |
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 (51.4299, 1.6334).