Scotland England Green Link 2 – planning application response

12 January 2023

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The NFU has submitted a response to the planning application for the SEGL2 (Scotland England Green Link 2) project.

National Grid, together with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, is developing a 2GW high voltage electricity transmission link between Peterhead in Aberdeenshire and Drax in Selby District, North Yorkshire, known as the SEGL2 (Scotland England Green Link 2). The purpose of this link is to transfer green energy from Scotland to England through off-shore cables which will be connected to converter and electricity substations onshore.
 
National Grid has submitted a full planning application to East Riding of Yorkshire Council for the laying of 67km of onshore underground cables. A further planning application has been submitted to Selby District Council for the laying of 2.5km onshore underground cables and for a converter station and associated infrastructure.

Our response

The NFU has submitted a response to both East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Selby District Council for the planning applications for the project. Within the response the NFU have raised a number of issues including:

  • Consultation and engagement
  • Voluntary agreements
  • Cable depth
  • Construction best practice including drainage and soils
  • Construction timings and methodology

NFU members can read both consultation responses in full:

NFU response to East Riding of Yorkshire Council planning application

NFU response to Selby District council planning application

The NFU held a meeting with members affected on the 5 December 2022 to provide an update on the NFU work undertaken on this project.

If you are affected by this project and have not already done so, please contact your regional office to ensure that your interests are represented by the NFU.


 

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