Transmission line · England, United Kingdom
Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project
Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project is a planned transmission line in England, United Kingdom, operated by Morven Offshore Wind 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England (region: North East) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Offshore assets located in the north east North Sea and onshore assets located predominantly within the administrative boundaries of Durham County Council with potential for assets to be located within a smaller area of Sunderland City Council. | 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 Jul 2027 (reference: EN0210005, authority: The Planning Inspectorate, anticipated, period: Q3 2027) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Morven Offshore Wind Limited (role: applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 521,999 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.3837, -0.4127 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project is the largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 521,999 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 | 1st of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 1st of 27 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this transmission line: 47 power plants (10 operating, 165 MW), 44 grid connections (20 operating, 330 MW) and 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenscar | Substation | — | — | 5.0 km |
| Newby | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| North Street | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Scarborough Hospital, Woodlands Drive, Scarborough Cancelled grid connection | Grid connection | 4.57 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Queen Margarets Industrial Estate | Power plant | 18 MW | Cancelled | 13 km |
| Battery storage 4 MW grid connection at Whitby T2 | Grid connection | 4 MW | Operating | 15 km |
| Eastgate House Farm, Seamer - Solar Farm | Power plant | 32 MW | Under construction | 15 km |
| Solar 23 MW grid connection at Seamer Moor PV | Grid connection | 23 MW | Planned | 15 km |
| Seamer Carr | Power plant | 1.3 MW | Operating | 17 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- 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.