Transmission line · Bassetlaw, England, United Kingdom
North Humber to High Marnham
North Humber to High Marnham is a planned transmission line in Bassetlaw, England, United Kingdom, operated by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bassetlaw (coordinates), England (region: Yorkshire and the Humber) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The Project would establish a new 400 kilovolt (kV) transmission connection approximately 90 kilometres(km) in length between a new substation to be built in the vicinity of Birkhill Wood, located to the north of Hull near Creyke Beck in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and a new substation at High Marnham in Nottinghamshire. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (Acceptance) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 16 Oct 2026 (reference: EN020034, authority: The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (role: applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 400 kV | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 1,618 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.4587, -0.8654 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
North Humber to High Marnham is the 14th-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 16th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 1,618 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 | 14th of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 16th of 27 |
How its operator compares
National Grid Electricity Transmission plc 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 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: 561 power plants (164 operating, 4,789 MW), 497 grid connections (173 operating, 2,417 MW) and 217 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haxey | Substation | — | — | 4.6 km |
| Everton Carr Wind Farm | Power plant | — | Planned | 4.7 km |
| Old Trent Road, Beckingham - Battery Storage Facility | Power plant | 80 MW | Cancelled | 7.1 km |
| Misson Solar Farm | Power plant | 5 MW | Operating | 7.6 km |
| Epworth | Substation | — | — | 8.1 km |
| Austerfield, Bawtry Road, Norwith Farm, Misson Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 8.2 km |
| Land at Harwill Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 8.5 km |
| Austerfield | Substation | — | — | 9.2 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 40 MW grid connection at Bawtry Solar | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 9.9 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.
- 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.