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
—
Cancelled
6 Jul 2012 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
1 dated milestone on the spine, each with its source · 1 recorded ownership deal from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
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 …
supportsConsentCancelledMechanismDetailStatus
[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]
Early access