7d2613c8-5eff-4664-b5b4-7df2f79d81c6 English series series 2026-08-13T11:55:52 MEDIN 3.1.2 Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Intertidal zone The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Agreement for Lease Area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Offshore Cable Corridor The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Land use GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision SeaDataNet sea areas 2012-11-07 revision North Sea SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision inapplicable 2005-01-01T00:00:00 2008-12-31T00:00:00 0.7381353671102 0.839400715322562 53.2320728254041 53.3347453214837 TCE-1790 Marine Data Exchange 2005 - 2008, Centrica, Race Bank, Environmental Statement Environmental Statement 2009-01-01T00:00:00 creation 2021-05-17T14:02:01 publication English The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, conducted by Centrica (RBW) Ltd in collaboration with AMEC and Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES) between 2005 and 2008, aimed to assess the environmental, navigational, and socio-economic effects of constructing an offshore wind farm of up to 620 MW capacity off the coasts of Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Methodology included extensive scoping, structured consultations with over 120 organisations and statutory bodies, public exhibitions, specialist technical surveys, and comprehensive literature reviews. The study found that, with appropriate mitigation measures—such as horizontal directional drilling under sensitive habitats and protective actions against local seabed scour—the project will have only minor, localized, and mostly temporary environmental impacts, with negligible effects on birds, marine mammals, commercial fishing, civil aviation, and telecommunications. Construction activities were scheduled to avoid ecologically sensitive periods, and planning consents were obtained with ongoing regulatory engagement. The wind farm is expected to supply electricity to approximately 420,000 homes, significantly reduce CO₂ emissions, bring local economic benefits, and support the UK’s renewable energy targets. The assessment recommends continued environmental monitoring, adherence to mitigation strategies, and compliance with decommissioning regulations, concluding no significant adverse impacts subject to these recommendations. Copyright to Centrica in association with AMEC. Released under the terms of the lease with the Crown Estate. Origin: Centrica Energy There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange otherRestrictions Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use otherRestrictions The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk custodian Centrica Renewable Energy Limited GIS and Data Manager 01753 492 188 renewables@centrica.com originator The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk distributor Orsted info@orsted.com owner notPlanned Documents Geographic Information System https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-1790/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08T00:00:00 publication Conformity with the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 was either not relevant to this dataset or not a requirement of the Marine Data Exchange for the creation and submission of this dataset; therefore, conformity has not been assessed and cannot be declared False series An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was undertaken by Centrica as part of the consenting process for the proposed Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm. This series contains Volume 1 of the Environmental Statement, its annexes and the Non-Technical summary. The Crown Estate enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-11-29 revision WGS 84