Thurrock, Multiple Planning Notices.

Town and Country Planning

(Development Management Procedure (England) Order 2015

NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13

OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION

(and associated consent under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989)

Application is being made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by National Grid for:

Tilbury to Gravesend Cable Tunnel replacement and associated above ground infrastructure.

Thurrock Planning Reference: 23/01502/FUL

Detailed Proposal Description: Proposed construction of a new cable tunnel beneath the River Thames between Tilbury and Gravesend to provide additional transmission capacity. Above-ground infrastructure in the form of a new Cable Sealing End compound and a new head house building along with associated electricity infrastructure, access, parking, boundary treatment and two overhead gantry structures for future overhead lines. Temporary compound for the duration of the project to provide parking, staff welfare facilities, delivery vehicle parking, and equipment and machinery storage, including boundary treatment and lighting.

Proposed Development Location: Easting: 566310, Northing: 175884

Land to the south of Tilbury Electricity Substation, Sub Station Road, Off Fort Road, Tilbury, Essex

Associated application is also being made under the Electricity Act 1989 by National Grid for:

Associated modification of 400kV overhead line

Thurrock Planning Reference: 24/00057/ELEC

Detailed Proposal Description (Thurrock): Three existing pylons will be removed, and one new pylon will be erected (a net loss of two pylons) along with a slight change of alignment of the existing overhead line so that it connects into the proposed new Cable Sealing End Compound. This short new span of approximately 209m will result in the net loss (removal) of approximately 393m of overhead line that is currently associated with the two pylons to be removed.

Contact details for any owner or tenant who wishes to make representations about these applications: Thurrock Council Planning Department, Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, RM17 6SL 01375652291

planning.applications@thurrock.gov.uk

These applications are submitted with an Environmental Statement.

Paper copies of the Environmental Statement can be obtained using any of the following methods:

Phone: 020 3398 1599 (lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm)

Email: contact@graintotilbury.nationalgrid.com

Post: Freepost GRAIN TO TILBURY PROJECT

Any owner of the land or tenant who wishes to make representations about this application, should write to the council within 21 days of the date of this notice. Statement of owners' rights: The grant of planning permissions does not affect owner's rights to retain or dispose of their property, unless there is some provision to the contrary in an agreement or lease.

Statement of agricultural tenant' rights: the grant of planning permission for non-agricultural development may affect agricultural tenant's security of tenure.

'Owner' means a person having a freehold interest or leasehold interest the unexpired term of which is not less than seven years.

'Tenant' means a tenant of an agricultural holding any part of which is comprised in the land.