Cancellation of Inquiry Harker Energy Enablement Project Compulsary Purchase Order

PUBLIC NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF INQUIRY THE NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION (HARKER ENERGY ENABLEMENT PROJECT) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2023

Notice is hereby given that the public local inquiry into The National Grid Electricity Transmission (Harker Energy Enablement Project) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023 (the Order) that was due to open at 10am on Tuesday 5 March 2024 at Warwick Mill Business Village, Warwick Bridge, Carlisle, Cumbria CA4 8RR pursuant to Rule 11 of the Compulsory Purchase (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 2007 (as amended) has been CANCELLED by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. This is because all remaining objections to the Order have been withdrawn and the public inquiry is no longer necessary. 2 The Order was made by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (NGET) on 28 September 2023 pursuant to section 10 and Schedule 3 of the Electricity Act 1989 for the purposes of the Harker Energy Enablement Project comprising: (1) replacing the existing Harker substation; (2) refurbishing the existing 132kV overhead lines between Harker substation and the Scottish Border by installing an additional circuit along the existing pylons, and renewing the existing wires between Harker and the Scottish Border (via Longtown); and (3) associated works to maintain and upgrade the existing electricity transmission system and provide additional network capacity for future demand. 3 The Order has been submitted to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero for confirmation. If confirmed, the Order will authorise NGET to compulsorily acquire land and new rights in connection with the Harker Energy Enablement Project over land at the Harker Substation, Rockcliffe, Carlisle CA6 4EZ and along the existing overhead line routes known as the V Route, the AL Route and the T Route running to the Scottish Border (at the River Sark near Gretna, and north of Longtown).

4 Copies of the Order, the order maps and related documentation continue to be available for inspection at all reasonable hours at Carlisle Library, 11 Globe Lane, Carlisle CA3 8NX, Longtown Library, Lochinvar Centre, Longtown, Carlisle CA6 5UG and Brampton Library, 1 Market Place, Brampton CA8 1NW. Electronic copies can be provided on request from NGET's appointed land agent Bruton Knowles (email harker@brutonknowles.co.uk or write to NGET Harker Energy Enablement Project, C/O Bruton Knowles, 1 Roebuck Lane, Sale, Manchester, M33 7SY) or can be viewed at: nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/infrastructure-projects/harker-substation 5 If you wish to discuss the cancellation of the inquiry, please contact Stephen Waterfield of the Planning Inspectorate at stephen.waterfield@planninginspectorate.gov.uk. Dated 27th February 2024 National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc