Development consent granted for Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extension Projects
On 17 April 2024, the UK Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero granted development consent for SEP and DEP.
The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon wind farms, operated off the Norfolk coast have been part of the local community for over a decade.
With plans to extend the operational wind farms, the three projects collectively look to power around 1.5 million UK homes.
Sheringham Shoal is located 17-23 km off the coast of Norfolk in the UK and became operational in 2011. Each of the 88 wind turbines has a capacity of 3.6 MW and the wind farm as a whole generates enough electricity to power around 280,000 UK homes.
Dudgeon followed Sheringham Shoal and began production in 2017. The wind farm is located 20 miles off the coast of Cromer in North Norfolk and has an installed capacity of 402 MW – that’s sufficient to power approximately 430,000 UK homes.
The proposed Sheringham Shoal & Dudgeon Extensions Project looks to double the capacity of the existing operational wind farms. Along with the Extensions Offshore Wind Farm these projects will collectively power nearly 1.5 million UK households and make a significant contribution to the UK’s decarbonisation goals.
On 17 April 2024, the UK Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero granted development consent for SEP and DEP.
On 21-22 June, PINS held the third round of examination hearings on SEP and DEP at the Kings’ Centre in Norwich.
On 22 – 31 March, PINS conducted the second set of examination hearings on SEP and DEP. The first week of hearings were held at the King’s Centre in Norwich and the second week were held at Fishmonger’s Hall at…