In 2004 Centrica was awarded a 50-year lease from The Crown Estate to develop a Round 2 wind farm on Docking Shoal.

[2] The environmental statement for the onshore works was submitted as part of the Lincs Wind Farm application.

[3] The wind farm planning consent application was submitted in December 2008.

[4] The proposed 500 MW wind farm was to be located approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of the north Norfolk coast, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) off the Lincolnshire coast, and covered an area of approximately 75 square kilometres (29 sq mi) in water depths ranging from 3 to 14 metres (9.8 to 45.9 ft).

[6] In 2012 the application was refused due to environmental concerns over wildlife (Sandwich terns).