Transmission line · North Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Hinkley Point C Connection
Hinkley Point C Connection is a permitted transmission line in North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, operated by National Grid.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Somerset (coordinates), England (region: South West) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | West Somerset to Bristol | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (Post-decision: granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 19 Jan 2016 (permit number: EN020001, program: Planning Act 2008 development consent, issuer: Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 28 May 2014 (reference: EN020001, authority: The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 19 Jan 2016 (outcome: granted, reference: EN020001, authority: The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | National Grid (role: applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 1,328 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.3341, -2.7740 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Hinkley Point C Connection is the 16th-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 18th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 1,328 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 | 16th of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 18th of 27 |
How its operator compares
National Grid operates 5 of the 31 transmission lines in the United Kingdom in our data with a named owner; 1 owner has more. Counts cover the transmission lines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Operator in United Kingdom | Rank | Transmission lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid Electricity Transmission plc | 1st | 12 | 39% |
| National Grid | 2nd | 5 | 16% |
| SP Manweb | 3rd | 3 | 9.7% |
| Aquind Limited | 4th | 1 | 3.2% |
| Green Gen Cymru | 4th | 1 | 3.2% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this transmission line: 487 power plants (205 operating, 1,620 MW), 397 grid connections (49 operating, 492 MW) and 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitland Solar Farm | Power plant | 40 MW | Permitted | 2.0 km |
| Brinsea Green Farm, Brinsea Lane - Solar Photovoltaic | Power plant | 30 MW | Permitted | 2.5 km |
| J019B Brinsea II grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Yeowood Farm - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Cancelled | 2.9 km |
| Congresbury Iwood Lane Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Congresbury Stock Lane PV Array grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.1 km |
| Holwell Primary | Substation | — | — | 30 km |
| Bruton Primary | Substation | — | — | 34 km |
| Castle Cary Primary | Substation | — | — | 34 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, The register's CKAN record has no licence.
- 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.