Transmission line · King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Kings Lynn B Connection Project
Kings Lynn B Connection Project is a permitted transmission line in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, operated by National Grid.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | King's Lynn and West Norfolk (coordinates), England (Eastern) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Kings Lynn, Norfolk | 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 | 18 Dec 2013 (permit EN020003, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 27 Jul 2012 (reference EN020003, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 18 Dec 2013 (granted, reference EN020003, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | National Grid (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 256 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.7224, 0.3698 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Kings Lynn B Connection Project is the 20th-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 23rd-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 256 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 | 20th of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 23rd 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: 301 power plants (123 operating, 2,516 MW), 52 grid connections and 4 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Road, Saddlebow - Battery Storage | Power plant | 50 MW | Permitted | 1.0 km |
| Willows power and recycling centre (EfW) | Power plant | 24.2 MW | Cancelled | 1.4 km |
| Palm Paper 3 CCGT Power station Kings Lynn | Power plant | 162 MW | Permitted | 1.6 km |
| Longmarsh Green Energy | Data center | — | Planned | 3.1 km |
| The Grange Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 15 km |
| Little London grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 18 km |
| Little London grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 18 km |
| Positive Park | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| US Air Force data center, Brandon | Data center | — | — | 38 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, Terms not verified.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.