Section 56 Of The Planning Act 2008 The Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Order

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AN APPLICATION
FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER BY THE PLANNING INSPECTORATE (ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY) UNDER SECTION 56 OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008
NATIONAL GRID (YORKSHIRE GREEN ENERGY ENABLEMENT PROJECT) DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER
(Application reference: EN020024)
REGULATION 9 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009
REGULATION 16 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Inspectorate (on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (“the Secretary of State”) has accepted an application by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (company number 02366977) of 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5EH (“the Applicant”) for a Development Consent Order under the Planning Act 2008 (“the Application”). The Application (Reference No. EN020024) was submitted by the Applicant to the Secretary of State c/o the Planning Inspectorate on 15 November 2022 and accepted for Examination on 8 December 2022.
Summary of the Application
The National Grid Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement Project (“the Project”), is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (“NSIP”).
The Applicant is proposing to upgrade and reinforce the electricity transmission system in Yorkshire. This reinforcement is needed to improve the transfer of clean energy across the country. It will support the Government’s commitment to quadruple the UK’s offshore wind capacity by 2030. It will also support growth in this source of green energy in Scotland and the north-east of England by providing the capability to efficiently manage substantially increased power flows in Great Britain and increased energy demand, which the Climate Change Committee predicts will double by 2050.
The Project will comprise of a new substation at Overton (“Overton Substation”), cable sealing end compounds (“CSECs”) and new overhead lines connecting into Overton substation (including a 2.8km 400kV overhead line and two 275kV overhead lines 1.5 - 2.1km in length). Also included in the Project is removal of existing 275kV overhead line, realignment and refurbishments of existing overhead line within the areas of North West of York, Poppleton, Tadcaster and Monk Fryston. Two new CSECs are proposed at Tadcaster, along with a new substation at Monk Fryston, and realignment of 275kV and 400kV overhead lines in this location. The Proposed Development will also include other associated works at the existing Osbaldwick Substation.
The Project is sited within Yorkshire, routed from the most northerly components of the Project located approximately 1.5km north-east of the village of Shipton-by-Beningbrough and approximately 10km north-west of York city centre, to the most southerly components at Monk Fryston Substation, located to the east of the A1 and immediately south of the A63. The Project would also be routed via the Tadcaster area, located approximately 3km south-west of Tadcaster and to the north-east of the A64/A659 junction, where new components of infrastructure would also be proposed.
A map showing the location of the Project can be viewed online on the Yorkshire Green page of the Planning Inspectorate's National Infrastructure Planning website at:
https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN020024/EN020024-000302-2.1%20Overall%20Location%20Plan.pdf
The Project would make provision for Associated Development for the construction and maintenance of the NSIP, including the diversion of utilities and public rights of way, provision for access, landscaping works and environmental mitigation.
Development consent is required to the extent that development is or forms part of a nationally significant infrastructure project pursuant to sections 14(1)(b) and 16 of the Planning Act 2008, as it forms the installation of an electric line above ground which will be wholly within England, of a nominal voltage greater than 132 kilovolts and longer than two kilometres. It is for this reason that the Project falls within the remit of the Secretary of State’s decision making powers.
The Development Consent Order would authorise the compulsory acquisition of land, interests in land and rights over land, and the powers to use land permanently and temporarily for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Project. The Development Consent Order would also authorise the construction of temporary and permanent accesses to the Project, the temporary stopping up or diversion of public rights of way, street works and highway works, and the application and disapplication of certain legislation.
Environmental Impact Assessment Development:
The Project is environmental impact assessment (“EIA”) development for the purposes of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 and accordingly an Environmental Statement accompanies the Application.
Application form and accompanying documents:
The application form and the accompanying documents, plans and environmental
statement and Non-technical Summary (“NTS”) (“Application Documents”) can be viewed and downloaded free of charge online on the National Grid (Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement Project) page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website under the Documents tab:
https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/yorkshire-and-the humber/yorkshire-green/?ipcsection=docs
The Application Documents will be available to view online at least until the Secretary of State makes his decision whether or not to grant the Development Consent Order.
The Application Documents are available for electronic inspection via computer free of charge from 05 January 2023 to 13 February 2023, at the following locations and times set out below:
Library
Address
Opening hours
Other information
-Sherburn and Villages
Community Library
Sherburn and villages community library,
Finkle Hill,
Sherburn-in-Elmet,
LS25 6EA
-Monday – 9:30am – 5pm -Tuesday – 9:30am – 5pm
-Wednesday – Closed -Thursday – 9:30am – 5pm
-Friday – 9:30am – 1pm -Saturday – 9:30am – 12:30pm -Sunday - Closed
-The library provides:
-Internet and computer access
-Free wi-fi
-Help and support using IT facilities
-Tadcaster Community Library
Tadcaster community library,
Station Road,
Tadcaster,
LS24 9JG
-Monday – 2pm – 6pm -Tuesday – 2pm – 6pm
-Wednesday – 2pm – 6pm -Thursday – 9am – 1pm
-Friday – 9am – 1pm -Saturday - 10am – 12noon -Sunday – Closed
-The library provides:
-Internet and computer access
-Free wi-fi
-Help and support using IT facilities
-York Explore Library and Archive
York Explore Library and Archive,
Library Square,
Museum Street,
York, Y01 7DS
-Monday – 9am – 8pm -Tuesday – 9am – 8pm
-Wednesday – 9am – 8pm -Thursday – 9am – 8am
-Friday – 10am – 6pm -Saturday – 9am – 5pm -Sunday – 11am- 4pm
The library provides:
-Internet and computer access
Please note that the opening times of the above libraries may be subject to change and it is recommended that you contact the library in advance to check the opening hours.
The Application Documents can be supplied in hard copy format on request at a cost of £0.35 per page. A complete set of Application Documents can be provided in hard copy format at an approximate total cost of £6,525.
If you require a copy of the Application Documents to be supplied on a USB data stick, this can be provided free of charge (one USB data stick per household). Please use the contact details for the Applicant to request a USB data stick.
If you have any questions about the Application Documents, you can contact the Applicant via email yorkshiregreen@communityrelations.co.uk write to FREEPOST YORKSHIRE GREEN CONSULTATION, or by telephone on 0800 029 4359.
Representations:
Any person may make representations on the Application (i.e., give notice of any interest in, or objection to, the Application). Any representation must be made on the Planning Inspectorate’s Registration and Relevant Representation Form which can be accessed and completed online on the Yorkshire Green page of the Planning Inspectorate's National Infrastructure Planning website at: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/yorkshire-and-the-humber/yorkshire-green/?ipcsection=overview
If you require guidance on, or other methods of, obtaining and completing a Planning Inspectorate Registration and Relevant Representation Form (such as a hard copy paper form), please telephone the Planning Inspectorate on 0303 444 5000 quoting the name of the Application and the Planning Inspectorate's reference number EN020024.
The Planning Inspectorate’s Advice Notice 8.2: How to register to participate in an Examination, provides further guidance on how to register and make a relevant representation and can be accessed via the following link: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/legislation-and-advice/advice-notes/advice-note-8-2-how-to-register-to-participate-in-an-examination/
Please note that representations must be received by the Planning Inspectorate no later than 23:59 on Monday 13 February 2023.
A completed hard copy form to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate should be sent to:
The Planning Inspectorate
3 Kite Wing,
Temple Quay House,
2 The Square,
Bristol BS1 6PN
If your interests in land are not affected or your organisation is not on a list of prescribed bodies, please note that if you want to remain informed of the examination process and entitled to make representations you must fill in a Registration and Relevant Representation Form to register as an interested party even if you do not wish to make a substantive representation at this point.
Representations will be made public and will be subject to the Planning Inspectorate’s privacy policy at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-inspectorate-privacy-notices/customer-privacy-notice