Triton Knoll offshore wind farm
Triton Knoll is an 857 MW offshore wind farm with 90 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 13 January 2022; the record was last updated on 2 March 2022. Its REPD grid reference is 27 km from the nearest postcode on land (NR23 1DR, North Norfolk). 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.
Consent timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 February 2012 | Application submitted |
| 11 July 2013 | Development consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 10 September 2018 | Construction started |
| 13 January 2022 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 857 MW
- Turbines
- 90
- Turbine capacity
- 9.5 MW
- Turbine height
- 187 m
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 2 March 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Innogy
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- NR23 1DR (North Norfolk), 27.1 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 72 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR2
- REPD reference
- 2532
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. All Energy Secretary decisions on solar and wind farms.
Postcode districts within 40 km
| District | km |
|---|---|
| Wells-Next-the-Sea (NR23) | 29.3 |
| Walsingham (NR22) | 35.4 |
| Holt (NR25) | 35.7 |
| Skegness (PE25) | 35.7 |
| Sheringham (NR26) | 38.2 |
| Hunstanton (PE36) | 38.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docking Shoal A | 540 | refused | 5.9 |
| Dudgeon East | 402 | operational | 19.6 |
| Race Bank (Phase 1) | 290 | operational | 20.0 |
| Race Bank (Phase 2) | 284 | operational | 20.0 |
| Sheringham Shoal | 317 | operational | 20.9 |
| Dudgeon Extension Project | 402 | approved, not built | 22.6 |
| Sheringham Extension Project | 317 | approved, not built | 22.6 |
| Westermost Rough A | 210 | operational | 23.7 |
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 (53.2123, 0.8616).