The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm
The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Boreas is a 1,400 MW offshore wind farm with 92 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 August 2025; the record was last updated on 2 December 2025. Its REPD grid reference is 55 km from the nearest postcode on land (NR30 4HG, Great Yarmouth). 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 (EN010087).
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 June 2019 | Application submitted |
| 10 December 2021 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 1 August 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 1,400 MW
- Turbines
- 92
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 2 December 2025
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Renewables UK Limited
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Application reference
- EN010087
- Nearest postcode on land
- NR30 4HG (Great Yarmouth), 55.0 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 130 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR4
- REPD reference
- 6483
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 (EN010087). All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms.
Other offshore wind projects within 30 km
| Project | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|
| The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Vanguard West | 1,380 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Vanguard East | 1,380 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| East Anglia 2 (EA 2) | 900 | approved, not built | 28.2 |
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 (52.6196, 2.552).