Blithbury Road, Rugeley - National Grid New Connection To An Existing Tower

National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) Plc

Electricity Act 1989

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application is being made by National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) Plc to the Secretary of State at the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989. Consent is being sought to make a new connection to an existing 132kV tower where new overhead conductors will be installed down to a new gantry to provide a point of connection to a 49.9MW solar scheme at Blithbury Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 3HQ (Planning Ref: 21/00359/FULM).

The existing tower and new gantry are located at grid reference:
1. E=405438 N=318772
2. E=405415 N=318737

Plans identifying the proposed tower designs will be available for public inspection between 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday at the following address:

National Grid Electricity Distribution
234 Victoria Road
Fenton
Stoke on Trent
ST4 2JA

Any person wishing to object to the application should send particulars of such an objection using the reference CW52319 Meadow Solar by email to

s37consents@energysecurity.gov.uk 

or to the following
address:

Energy Infrastructure Planning

3 - 8  Whitehall Place

London

SW1A 2AW

SUCH OBJECTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 4 weeks from latest publication.

Any such objections or representations will be copied to the relevant planning authority and the applicant unless the person making them requests in writing that they should not so be copied. If there is such a request then the relevant planning authorities and the applicant will only be informed that an objection has been made but no details will be forwarded to them.

Claire Griffiths
Consents and Wayleave Specialist
National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) Plc
234 Victoria Road, Fenton, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2JA
Tel: 07894 258752
Email:

clgriffiths@nationalgrid.co.uk