The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Vanguard West offshore wind farm
The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Vanguard West is a 1,380 MW offshore wind farm with 92 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 11 February 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 19 January 2026. 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 (EN010079).
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 11 July 2018 | Application submitted |
| 18 February 2021 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 11 February 2022 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 11 February 2022 | Secretary of State granted |
| 11 February 2027 | Permission due to expire (unless work starts) |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 1,380 MW
- Turbines
- 92
- Turbine capacity
- 15 MW
- Turbine height
- 350 m
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 19 January 2026
- Operator or applicant
- RWE Renewables UK Limited
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Application reference
- EN010079
- Nearest postcode on land
- NR30 4HG (Great Yarmouth), 55.0 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 187 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR7
- REPD reference
- 20218
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 (EN010079). 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 East | 1,380 | approved, not built | <0.1 |
| The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Boreas | 1,400 | under construction | <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).