Projects · Renewables
Southern North Sea off Suffolk/Essex (landfall at Sandy Point, near Frinton, Essex)·In developmentRenewables
Five Estuaries
- StageDCO granted 17 December 2025; pre-construction
- Next milestoneFinal investment decision and construction start
- Last checked1 November 2026
What has changed on this project, and when
- Next milestone: Final investment decision and construction start2 November 2026 · previously: Transition from development into construction under EDF leadership. No final investment decision date has been published.
- Stage: DCO granted 17 December 2025; pre-construction2 November 2026 · previously: DCO consented (17 Dec 2025); pre-construction
- Next milestone: Transition from development into construction under EDF leadership. No final investment decision date has been published.13 October 2026 · previously: Final project design under consent conditions; route to FID / CfD
- Stage: DCO consented (17 Dec 2025); pre-construction13 October 2026 · previously: DCO consented (18 Dec 2025); pre-construction
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