2024 Localised Consultation
Following our Stage 1 consultation (2023) for North Humber to High Marnham, and before deciding which corridor to take forward to develop more detailed proposals, we would like to seek views about a potential alternative corridor between South Wheatley and High Marnham. This is referred to as the eastern corridor. The localised consultation was held between 9 July and 6 August 2024.
Our proposals between South Wheatley and High Marnham
In June 2023, we introduced our proposals to build approximately 90 kilometres (km) of new 400,000 volt (400 kV) overhead electricity transmission line between two new substations – one to the north of Hull near Creyke Beck and one at High Marnham in Nottinghamshire.
Since the close of Stage 1 consultation in July 2023, we have reviewed all the consultation feedback received and undertaken a backcheck and review of the Corridor Preliminary Routeing and Siting Study (CPRSS) published in 2023. Feedback received and this further work has identified the eastern corridor as a potential alternative corridor between South Wheatley and High Marnham in Nottinghamshire.
The eastern corridor is routed in a south-easterly direction, passing to the south of Sturton le Steeple and avoiding West Burton Power Station. You can read more about the eastern corridor in our Addendum to Project Background Document and Supplementary Corridor and Routeing Report.
You can also see the proposals for the eastern corridor below, or in the interactive map.
During our localised consultation we sought your views and comments on the eastern corridor before deciding on a proposed overall preferred corridor and route, and before developing more detailed proposals, which will form part of our next stage of consultation in 2025.
High Marnham substation update
A consultation on the proposals for the new High Marnham substation took place in April and May 2024 ahead of the intended submission of planning application in early 2025. The new 400kV substation at High Marnham is currently being progressed as part of our Brinsworth to High Marnham project. You can find more information on the project website - www.nationalgrid.com/b-hm.
2024 Localised consultation document library
All the documents provided during our Stage 1 consultation are available in the Document Library. Additionally, we have published a number of materials as part of this consultation.
2024 Localised consultation documents
2024 Localised consultation plans
Upcoming consultation events and webinars
Throughout the consultation we held a series of public information events. Our events were held at the locations across the eastern corridor. Information about our proposals was displayed and copies of maps and technical documents were made available to view. Members of the project team were available to talk through our proposals and answer any questions.
Date and time | Venue |
Friday 12 July 2024, 2pm-7pm | Dunham On Trent Village Hall, Low Street, Dunham, Newark NG22 0FJ |
Saturday 13 July 2024, 10am-3pm | Sturton Hall & Conference Centre, Brickings Way, Sturton Le Steeple DN22 9HY |
Tuesday 23 July 2024, 2pm-7pm | Rampton Village Hall, Manor Grounds, Rampton, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 0JU |
We invited you to attend our online webinar sessions, where we presented details of our proposals followed by an open question and answer session.
Date and time | Webinar session |
Friday 19 July 2024, 10am-11am | |
Thursday 25 July 2024, 7pm-8pm |
Paper copies of this Consultation Newsletter and Feedback Form were available to collect and reference copies of the Addendum to Project Background Document, Supplementary Corridor and Routeing Report (2024) and Strategic Options Report (2023) were available to view at one of the following information points.
Public information point | Opening times |
Gainsborough Library, Gainsborough Cobden St, Gainsborough DN21 2NG | Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm) and Saturday (9am to 1pm)
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Misterton Library, High Street, Misterton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN10 4BU | 2pm to 5pm (Tuesday and Thursday) and 9:30am to 12:30pm (Saturday) |
Retford Library, Churchgate, Retford DN22 6PE | 9am to 6pm (Monday to Friday) and 9:30am to 3:30pm (Saturday) |
Bassetlaw District Council (Retford office), 17B The Square, Retford, Notts DN22 6DB | 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday) |
Your feedback is important in helping us to develop and refine our plans. You could provide your feedback in the following ways:
Complete a feedback form - We have produced a Feedback form for you to fill in and submit. Paper copies were made available to pick up from our face-to-face consultation events and the local information points. You can also download and print a copy of the feedback form from our website and return to us for free by post; alternatively, please get in touch and we will post one to you.
Email us - If you prefer to send us your comments via email, you can send them to us at: [email protected].
Send us a letter - You can send a letter/or completed feedback form to FREEPOST NH TO HM (no stamp or further address details are required).
Call us - If you have any questions about the project, or require any assistance with providing feedback, please give us a call on 0800 051 4430. Lines are open Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm, with an answerphone facility taking messages outside of these hours.
If you have difficulty writing down your feedback, please contact and inform a member of the Community Relations team who will be able to take comments over the telephone.
Next steps
North Humber to High Marnham is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project under the Planning Act 2008. We will, therefore, submit an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to the Planning Inspectorate. After considering the DCO application, the Planning Inspectorate will make a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who, in turn, will then decide whether development consent should be granted for the project.
We haven’t decided on the preferred corridor in this southern most section of the route and further assessment work has to be undertaken before we will be able to identify the overall preferred alignment of the project. Feedback from both the Stage 1 (non-statutory) consultation (2023) and localised (non-statutory) consultation (2024), together with further technical assessments including environmental surveys, will be considered when deciding on the overall preferred corridor. We will seek everyone’s views about more detailed proposals at our Stage 2 (statutory) consultation in 2025.
We are now reviewing the feedback received during this consultation to help us develop more detailed proposals that will be shared at our next public consultation in 2025. These proposals will also be informed by further survey and assessment work we are undertaking.
More information
About North Humber to High Marnham
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Moving towards net zero
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Why the network needs upgrading here
Find out why we need to reinforce the network between North Humber and High Marnham
Route corridor identification
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Find out more
Read more about the route sections and next steps
Document library
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Get in touch
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Frequently asked questions
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