Fresh public consultation over power line plan
PA MediaA fresh round of consultations over a planned long-distance power line will be held next month.
The 56-mile (90 km) overhead line would run from substations just outside Cottingham in East Yorkshire to High Marnham in Nottinghamshire.
National Grid said it was needed to carry energy from wind farms in the North Sea.
The initial proposals caused controversy in some areas and North Lincolnshire Council previously called for the route to be reconsidered due to the potential impact on the landscape.
The latest proposals incorporate feedback from two previous consultations, National Grid said.
The route would head south-west from Cottingham to the River Ouse, near Whitgift, before turning south across the Isle of Axholme on the west side of the River Trent.
National Grid said a significant part of the route would run in parallel to existing overhead lines.
Previous consultations had informed changes to aspects of the route, according to National Grid. Examples include:
- Increasing the distance of the line away from Skidby and Bentley, which lie on opposite sides of the proposal in East Yorkshire
- Routing the new line further away from the village of Ellerker, near South Cave, to avoid the village having pylons both to the north and south.
North Lincolnshire Council previously warned that new pylons and power lines could cause a "jarring intrusion" on the landscape of the Isle of Axholme, an area of special historic landscape interest.
Details of the latest proposal will be available on the National Grid website and there will also be a series of online meetings, starting on 25 February.
There will also be drop-in sessions starting at Dunham on Trent Village Hall on 1 March. A full list of events has been published by the firm.
National Grid said it expected to apply for consent to build the 400 kV line in 2026 and, if approved, it would be operational in 2031.
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