Transmission line · North Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change
Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change is a planned transmission line in North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, covering 1,035 ha, operated by National Grid Electricity Transmission.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Somerset (coordinates), England (South West) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The Project proposes permanent access infrastructure for the purpose of maintenance access and operation at locations between Bridgwater and Seabank, in the administrative boundaries of Bristol City, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (pre-application) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Jan 2028 (reference EN0210004, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, anticipated, expected January 2028) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | National Grid Electricity Transmission (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 1,035 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.3405, -2.8393 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this transmission line and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits and status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares by area
Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change is the 17th-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 19th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 1,035 ha. 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 | 17th of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 19th of 27 |
How its operator compares
National Grid Electricity Transmission operates 12 of the 31 transmission lines in the United Kingdom in our data with a named owner; the most of any owner. 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 | 1st | 12 | 39% |
| National Grid plc | 2nd | 5 | 16% |
| SP Manweb Plc | 3rd | 3 | 9.7% |
| Green Gen Cymru | 4th | 1 | 3.2% |
| Morgan Offshore Wind Limited and Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Limited | 4th | 1 | 3.2% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this transmission line: 484 power plants (209 operating, 3,619 MW), 68 grid connections (42 operating, 403 MW), 29 substations, 10 data centers and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station Road & Nye Road, Sandford - Battery Energy Storage System | Power plant | 100 MW | Planned | 0.8 km |
| Yanel Farm, Churchill Green - Solar Farm | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 1.2 km |
| Towerbrook Farm (Banwell Solar Farm) | Power plant | 7.2 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Insight Data Ltd | Data center | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Tata Communications Highbridge Datacentre | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Microsoft Newport data centre | Data center | — | — | 27 km |
| University of Bristol Isambard-AI | AI supercomputer | 5,448 H100e | Operating | 31 km |
| Holwell Primary | Substation | — | — | 34 km |
| Landmark Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 5.5 MW | Planned | 35 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI supercomputers, CC BY 4.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.