Grimsby to Walpole
A nationally significant infrastructure project in Boston, Cambridgeshire, East Lindsey, Fenland, Kings Lynn, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North East Lincolnshire, North East Lincs, South Holland, West Lindsey. The promoter is consulting and preparing its application.
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Where it is in the process
- Pre-application
- Submitted
- Pre-examination
- Examination
- Recommendation
- Decision due
- Decision made
The site
The outline is the boundary the promoter published. It can include cable, pipeline or road routes as well as the main site. 25,090 hectares inside the published boundary.
What is proposed
The project will be a new c140km long 400kv overhead line and 5 new substations stretching from a new substation to the west of Grimsby in the north to a new substation at Walpole near Wisbech in the south. Three further substations will be built, two to the south west of Mablethorpe and one to the north east of Spalding
Linked planning applications
Council consultations, related applications and requirement sign-offs that quote this project.
- WL/2024/00610 · West Lindsey · 6 August 2024
PINS consultation on behalf of the Secretary of State for its opinion (a scoping Opinion) as to the information to be provided in an Environmental Statement - EN020036
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