Regulator profile
The Crown Estate
Enforcement Regulator2 areas of regulation · England, Wales & NI
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).
Contact The Crown Estate
Types of regulation
Offshore Wind
Seabed Leasing
Related legislation
Legislation connected to The Crown Estate's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Establishing / enabling
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The Agriculture (Maintenance, Repair and Insurance of Fixed Equipment) Regulations 1973
UK Statutory Instrument 1973 -
The Windsor Great Park Regulations 1973
UK Statutory Instrument 1973 -
The Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) Order 2004
UK Statutory Instrument 2004 -
Crown Estate Act 1961 (opens in a new tab)
UK Act of Parliament
Administered / monitored
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Continental Shelf Act 1964
UK Act of Parliament 1964 -
Energy Act 2004
UK Act of Parliament 2004 -
Energy Act 2008
UK Act of Parliament 2008 -
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
UK Act of Parliament 2009
Amendments / commencements
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Crown Estate Act 2025
UK Act of Parliament 2025
Referenced in enforcement
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The Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing ) Regulations 2010
UK Statutory Instrument 2010 -
Scotland Act 2016
UK Act of Parliament 2016 -
Royal Mines Act 1688 (opens in a new tab)
UK Act of Parliament
Sectors regulated
Fixed-bottom offshore wind
Coverage area
England, Wales & NI