National Grid proposals

National Grid is proposing the construction of a new electric transmission line between Bridgwater and Avonmouth.

Consultation Stage 1 on route corridor options, which is where the line will go, closed to the public on 23 July 2010.

A second stage of public consultation on the preferred route corridor will take place before an application is submitted to the successor of the Infrastructure Planning Commission in 2012.

We are not a consultee and will not be the authority that makes the final decision for these proposals.

Our  response to Consultation Stage 1 was agreed by the Planning and Regulatory Committee on 21 July 2010 

We are represented on the Hinkley C Connection Group, which is a group of councillors and agencies set up  to receive information and consider the impact of the proposals.

For more information about the group you can download minutes, papers and presentations from its meetings below.

• Hinkley C Connection Group - Draft Minutes 26 May 2011 (pdf, Jun 90KB)
• Hinkley C Connection Group - Draft Minutes 18 Mar 2011 (pdf, Apr 11,73 KB)
• Hinkley C Connection Group - Draft Minutes 15 Dec 2010 (pdf, Dec 10, 522KB)
• Hinkley C Connection Group - Presentation 15 Dec 2010 (pdf, Dec 10, 428KB)
• Hinkley C Connection Group - Minutes 21 Sep 2010 (pdf, Sep 10, 524KB)
• Hinkley C Connection Group - Terms of Reference (pdf, Jul 10, 58KB)

We have also commented on (links to North Somerset Council comments):

• the Revised draft National Policy Statement for Electricity Networks Infrastructure (EN-5) which will be used when a decision is made about National Grid’s proposals (pdf, Apr 11, 61KB)
• The revised National Grid policy on undergrounding (pdf, Apr 11, 46KB)

For more information including downloads of latest documents, factsheets and video relating to the proposals for the Hinkley Point C Connection project visit the National Grid website.