In response to the climate crisis, countries around the world are implementing policy, administrative, and structural changes to transition towards a decarbonised economy. A key aspect of this shift is the development of offshore wind. In many countries, integrated ocean management approaches have been used to manage offshore wind, especially Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). However, in Australia – a country new to offshore wind - a traditional sector-specific approach has been adopted. Given the relatively rapid development of Australia's offshore renewable energy industry, and the urgency of the decarbonisation agenda, implementing a comprehensive MSP approach within the required timeframe would be challenging. This article therefore aims to identify elements of the MSP process that can be rapidly deployed to support offshore wind development. Drawing on lessons learnt internationally, we examine how three key elements of MSP—governance integration, stakeholder participation, and knowledge integration—might be employed in advance (or in lieu) of formal MSP processes. We provide recommendations to support the rollout of offshore wind that would provide coordinated pathways for integration and greater social and environmental acceptability which is relevant for other countries developing their offshore energy capacity in the absence of MSP.