Transmission line · East Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Aquind Interconnector
Aquind Interconnector is a planned transmission line in East Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, operated by Aquind Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | AQUIND Interconnector | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | East Hampshire (coordinates), England (region: South East) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | From the UK seaward limit in the English Channel to Lovedean Substation. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (Decision) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 14 Nov 2019 (reference: EN020022, authority: The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Aquind Limited (role: applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Interconnector | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 5,909 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.9174, -1.0401 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Aquind Interconnector is the 12th-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 13th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 5,909 ha. It reports no undefined, so it is ranked by area among the transmission lines in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| England | 12th of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 13th of 27 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this transmission line: 247 power plants (106 operating, 899 MW), 210 grid connections (120 operating, 1,115 MW) and 178 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovedean GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.0 km |
| Lovedean Substation | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Cancelled | 0.5 km |
| Lovedean, Denmead - Solar farm & Battery storage | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Planned | 0.5 km |
| 100MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 100 MW | Planned | 0.6 km |
| 100MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 101 MW | Planned | 0.7 km |
| Lovedean Farm | Power plant | 4.5 MW | Operating | 0.8 km |
| Solar 3.8 MW grid connection at Horndean | Grid connection | 3.8 MW | Operating | 0.9 km |
| Horndean Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Waterlooville Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- planning.data.gov.uk. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.