The DCO authorises the construction, operation and maintenance of an offshore windfarm approximately 54km off the Lincolnshire Coast comprising up to 100 wind turbine generators with a generating capacity of up to 1.5GW.  It is expected to generate renewable electricity equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of over 1.6 million households.

A six-month examination was held into the application, with a five-member Examining Authority.  The examination ran from 10 October 2024 to 10 April 2025 and involved eight Issue Specific Hearings and two Compulsory Acquisition Hearings, following which the Examining Authority recommended that the DCO should be made. 

Following receipt of the Examining Authority’s recommendation and report, there were five rounds of requests from the Secretary of State for additional information and submissions by the applicant, GT R4 Limited, and other Interested Parties in response.

The Secretary of State agreed with the Examining Authority’s recommendation and granted the DCO.

A copy of the decision documents can be found here.

Hereward Phillpot KC and Hugh Flanagan, instructed by Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP, acted on behalf of the applicant, GT R4 Limited.  Mark Westmoreland Smith KC, instructed by Mills & Reeve LLP, acted on behalf of T H Clements Limited, an Interested Party.