Press release June 3, 2020 8:30 GMT 1 min

Development consent refused for Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm

Yesterday, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy refused development consent for Vattenfall's application to build the Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm.

Commenting on the decision, Danielle Lane, UK Country Manager for Vattenfall, said:

“Naturally we’re very disappointed by this decision and will consider how we proceed from here. We continue to believe that Thanet Extension would be an important development for the local area, for UK energy security, and for the drive to reduce emissions.”

Danielle Lane, UK Country Manager for Vattenfall

Key facts

First power expected	Mid 2020s
Installed capacity	340MW
Homes powered equivalent per annum	307,500*
Amount of C02 saved	595,000 tonnes*
Equivalent cars removed	297,000
Geographical scale of offshore site area	68.779km2
Distance of the nearest turbine from the shore	8km
Landfall location	Pegwell Bay
Length of cabling onshore	2.5km
Length of cabling offshore	28km
Number of turbines	Up to 34
Height of turbines to tip	Up to 250m
Individual turbine capacity	Dependent on technology choice
Jobs created	Our operational projects currently employ around 70 people. These positions will be sustained and increased to support Thanet Extension.
Comparison to other large infrastructure	Thanet Extension will generate more power than the existing wind farm with one third of the turbines.

*Source: https://www.renewableuk.com/page/UKWEDExplained

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Development consent refused for Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm

Key facts

See also

Listen up for calm over climate change

Loo queue – made-in-Norfolk first wind farm toilets ready to sail

Giving evidence at the Welsh Affairs Committee's Renewable Energy in Wales inquiry