Regulator Profile
The Crown Estate
Enforcement Regulator2
Areas of regulation
England, Wales & NI
Quick links
Offshore Wind
Seabed Leasing
What The Crown Estate does
Manages Crown land and seabed around England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Grants leases for offshore wind farms, tidal, and wave energy projects. Key gateway for offshore renewable energy development.
Additional information
Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 and Celtic Sea rounds. Scotland: Crown Estate Scotland (separate body).
Sectors regulated
Fixed-bottom offshore wind