Three of the six projects are located off the North Wales, Cumbria and Lancashire coast, and three are located in the North Sea off the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coast.
The Crown Estate has recently commissioned new detailed survey work to enhance knowledge of the quality and distribution of marine sand and gravel resources in the UK and support the sustainable management of the seabed.
The UK Crown Estate has revealed the eight proposed offshore wind farm extension projects totalling up to 3.4GW that have now satisfied its application criteria.