The Crown Estate said it has invited developers to revise the terms “in recognition of the progress made in zone appraisal and the transition to the project development phase of Round 3.

“This could see the replacement of the zone development agreements with new project specific contractual arrangements,” said the UK body.

Huub den Rooijen, its head of offshore wind, added: “Through Round 3, industry and The Crown Estate has collectively invested more than £300m ($513m) in zone appraisal and project development, which has resulted in an unparalleled scale of project capacity being identified and moved towards consent.

“The