The Hinkley Point C connection project documents
Stage 1 consultation and preferred route corridor announcement
Hinkley Point C Connection Ornithological Assessment and Appendices
Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC)
Stage 1 SoCC published in October 2009
Feedback Report on Stage 1 Consultation and Appendices
Summarises consultation feedback, extracts key themes and specific local issues raised during Stage 1 Consultation and provides our response to these issues.
Selection of Preferred Corridor
Concludes which route corridor should be taken forward for further consultation and shows how statutory duties, policy considerations, technical and environmental issues and consultation feedback have ...
Preferred connection option: An overview
Describes the preferred corridor and how that decision was made
Project news (August 2011)
Community update (February 2011)
Stage 1 route corridor study map
Hinkley Point C Connection route corridor study map showing the two route corridors consulted on during Stage 1
Inset map 1: Hinkley Point Power Station, Bridgwater, Woolavington and Highbridge
Inset map 2: Mendip Hills AONB, Weston-super-Mare, Yatton, Congresbury and Nailsea
Inset map 3: Clevedon, Portishead, City of Bristol and Avonmouth
Stage 1 consultation zone map
Hinkley Point C Connection Stage 1 consultation zone map
Stage 2 consultation
Preferred Route Corridor
Hinkley Point C Connection Preferred Route Corridor map
Inset map 1: Hinkley Point Power Station, Bridgwater, Woolavington and Highbridge
Inset map 2: Mendip Hills AONB, Weston-super-Mare, Yatton, Congresbury and Nailsea
Inset map 3: Clevedon, Portishead, City of Bristol and Avonmouth
Project need and strategic options
Need Case for the South West and the South Wales and Gloucestershire regions
Explains the need to increase the capacity of the transmission system in the South West, and in the South Wales and Gloucestershire areas.
Strategic Optioneering Report (2009)
Examination of technically feasible connection options.
Strategic Optioneering Report (August 2011)
Reassesses all the technically feasible connection options.
Route Corridor Study
Published in 2009, this study focuses on corridor options for a potential new 400kV overhead line between Bridgwater in Somerset and Seabank in Avonmouth.
Seven year statement
Annually released document relating to the transmission system in Great Britain including details of demand, generation, plant margins, characteristics of the existing and planned national electricity ...
Offshore development information statement
The aim of the Offshore Development Information Statement is to help facilitate the development, in offshore waters, of an efficient, coordinated and economical system of electricity transmission.
Strategic Options Report Additional Information June 2010
Community forums
Community Forum membership form
Draft Community Forum Framework
Supporting information and factsheets
Payments schedule for new electricity transmission assets
This document outlines our payments schedule for new electricity transmission assets
Guidance on land rights for new electricity transmission assets
This guidance note is to explain National Grid's process for obtaining land rights for all new electricitytransmission assets.
The Holford Rules
Guidelines we follow for the routeing of new high voltage overhead transmission lines.
National Grid’s commitments when undertaking work in the UK
Our stakeholder, community and amenity policy which sets out our ten commitments when undertaking electricity and gas work in the UK.
Approach to the Design and Routeing of New Electricity Transmission Lines
The Energy Challenge
The challenge the UK faces in meeting projected energy needs over the next few decades and our role in meeting this challenge.
National Grid and the Electricity Industry
Our role in the electricity industry and how we operate the electricity transmission system in England and Wales.
Over head lines
How National Grid builds and refurbishes over head lines
Substation
How National Grid replaces, upgrades or builds new substations
High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electricity - The facts
An overview of direct current and HVDC electricity. How it is transmitted over long distances and an explanation of when it can be applied.
Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMFs)
Information on EMFs and how our transmission network is designed and operated to ensure public safety.
High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electricity – Technical information
Technical information on HVDC and the situations under which we apply the technology.
Planning Act 2008
How companies consult with the public about major projects and our commitment to genuine and meaningful community engagement through the development of major projects.
External Documents
Electric and Magnetic Fields: the facts
Produced by the Energy Networks Association, this guide explains the research undertaken with regard to electric and magnetic fields (EMFs) and health and discusses the conclusions of that research.
Introducing the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC)
What the IPC does and how you can get involved. An introduction to the IPC and the procedures for pre-application consultation on nationally significant infrastructure projects.
Our Electricity Transmission Network: A vision for 2020 (executive summary)
This is the executive summary of the report below.
Our Electricity Transmission Network: A vision for 2020 (full report)
A Vision for 2020 produced by the Energy Networks Strategy Group (ENSG) which looks at how the electricity transmission network can be strengthened to enable the UK to meet its renewable targets ...
Planning Act 2008
Guidance on pre-application consultation. This guidance note sets out the procedures for pre-application consultation on nationally significant infrastructure projects, as required by the Planning Act ...
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