The National Grid is proposing a new high-voltage transmission line and associated works between a new substation at Grimsby West in North East Lincolnshire and a new substation in the Walpole area, in Norfolk.
They are also proposing two new connection substations near the Lincolnshire coast and a new substation at Weston Marsh in Lincolnshire. These proposals will interact with Cambridgeshire within the electoral division of Roman Bank and Peckover, Fenland.
The scheme will be determined by the Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). This project is part of the Great Grid Upgrade.
This project falls into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process defined through the Planning Act 2008 (as amended) and will be considered under Section 14 of the legislation because the proposal consists of the installation of an electrical line above ground.
Responsibility for accepting and examining the NSIP application rests with the Secretary of State and not the local authorities, who are identified as statutory consultees, or 'host' authorities, in the NSIP process.
Due to the scale of this project, there are 7 'host' authorities (Cambridgeshire County Council, Fenland District Council, North East Lincolnshire Council, Lincolnshire County Council, South East Lincolnshire Council Partnership, Norfolk County Council, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) involved in this NSIP project. The 7 'host' authorities will work together as far as possible to ensure full scrutiny of this project is undertaken.
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It is important to note that as the 'host' planning authorities are not the determining authorities, any correspondence in relation to this matter needs to be directed to the National Grid in the first instance and then the Planning Inspectorate.
For further details of the NSIP process for this project, please visit the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) website.
Details of the proposal for the Grimsby to Walpole transmission line, including any consultation events being held, are available on the National Grid’s website for this project.
Consultation
The first phase of community consultations took place between the months of January and March 2024. Local consultations were held at community centres in Wisbech and Walpole. This was a non-statutory consultation.
The second phase of community consultation, Statutory Consultation, will take place during 2025. Information will be published on this webpage once it becomes available.
Residents can find out more information on the proposals for the Grimsby to Walpole high-voltage transmission line at the National Grid’s virtual exhibition room.
More information can be found on the Planning Inspectorate’s webpage for this project.
