Westermost Rough A offshore wind farm
Westermost Rough A is a 210 MW offshore wind farm with 35 turbines in English waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 26 May 2015; the record was last updated on 5 April 2018. Its REPD grid reference is 15 km from the nearest postcode on land (PE31 8AX, King's Lynn and West Norfolk). 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 |
|---|---|
| 17 November 2009 | Application submitted |
| 29 November 2011 | Section 36 consent granted (Secretary of State) |
| 28 February 2014 | Construction started |
| 26 May 2015 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- offshore wind farm
- Capacity
- 210 MW
- Turbines
- 35
- Turbine capacity
- 6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 5 April 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Orsted (formerly Dong Energy)
- Consenting authority (REPD)
- DECC (S36)
- Application reference
- not recorded
- Nearest postcode on land
- PE31 8AX (King's Lynn and West Norfolk), 14.6 km from the REPD grid reference
- Time to decision
- 106 weeks
- REPD reference
- 2545
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 |
|---|---|
| Skegness (PE25) | 16.4 |
| Hunstanton (PE36) | 17.9 |
| Skegness (PE24) | 21.2 |
| King's Lynn (PE31) | 24.0 |
| Wells-Next-the-Sea (NR23) | 25.8 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE35) | 30.3 |
| Walsingham (NR22) | 30.4 |
| Alford (LN13) | 31.3 |
| Mablethorpe (LN12) | 32.5 |
| Spilsby (PE23) | 32.6 |
| Fakenham (NR21) | 34.5 |
| Boston (PE22) | 35.0 |
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 East | 402 | operational | 4.1 |
| Race Bank (Phase 1) | 290 | operational | 4.6 |
| Race Bank (Phase 2) | 284 | operational | 4.6 |
| Lynn | 97.2 | operational | 8.5 |
| Centrica (Lincs) | 270 | operational | 10.5 |
| Inner Dowsing | 97.2 | operational | 12.6 |
| Docking Shoal A | 540 | refused | 18.8 |
| Triton Knoll | 857 | 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 (53.0977, 0.5615).