Offshore wind · United Kingdom

The East Anglia Array - Norfolk Vanguard East

Awaiting Construction1380 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 19 January 2026

The site

Technology: Offshore wind
Capacity: 1380 MW
Status: Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant: RWE Renewables UK Limited
Location: North Sea, off the East Anglia coast, Offshore, United Kingdom
Planning authority: The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
Planning application: EN010079
Turbines: 92, 350 m to tip

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Timeline

11 July 2018 Planning application submitted
18 February 2021 Planning permission refused
11 February 2022 Planning permission granted
11 February 2022 Granted by the Secretary of State
11 February 2027 Planning permission expired

Incidents on the register at this site

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Incidents at offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom

The register holds 54 incidents at offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom, 22 of them fires, and 297 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

Crane topples on Scout Moor wind farm projectEIR-1624 · 2026
Fire destroys turbine at Whitelee windfarm near GlasgowEIR-1157 · 2026
Turbine blade detaches at RWE's Brechfa Forest West wind farm in WalesEIR-0874 · 2026
Nordex turbine damaged by suspected lightning strike at UK wind farmEIR-0732 · 2026
Wind turbine fire at Kirkby Moor Wind Farm in CumbriaEIR-0363 · 2026

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