Docking Shoal
Located in the outer Wash area approximately 14 km off the North Norfolk/Lincolnshire coastline. Crown Estate Round 2 lease awarded to Centrica in 2004.
Status
Cancelledlifecycle stage
Ownership
CECentrica — 100% ◇
Location
United KingdomNorth Sea
Technology
Capacity
540 MW ◇
Turbines
108 × 5 MW ◇
Foundation
Monopile ◇
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 2 · 2003 ·
Water depth
20–30 m ◇
Distance from shore
14 km ◇
Wind speed
9.5 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other project cancelled ◆
Grid
No agreement ◆
Schedule
COD
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Installation how the build is going · from satellite counts and Hafrok’s registers
Installation not started
nothing to count yet: the satellite tracker begins when offshore construction does
Installation · on record
StageCancelled
Offshore constructionnot started
Expected start of operationnot stated
Sources & verification
5/17 fields verified · rests on 6 sources (2 primary) · ◆ 2 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator2
[1]
UK Government (DECC)2012-07-06◆ New offshore wind farms will bring huge …
"We have also shown that we are mindful of other consequences, such as the impact on bird populations, in deciding that it would not be appropriate to consent all three applications." The application …
supportsConsentMechanismDetailStatus
[6]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2516: Site Name "Docking Shoal A", Development Status "Application Refused", Installed Capacity 540 MWelec, Operator "Centrica"”
supportsRegister entry
Trade press3
[2]
4C Offshore
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsTurbinesUnit capacityTotal capacityFoundationWater depth+2 more
[3]
Windpower Monthly2012-07
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsBackgroundStatus note
[5]
Encyclopaedic1
[4]