Transmission line · South Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Norwich to Tilbury
Norwich to Tilbury is a planned transmission line in South Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, operated by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc.
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 | South Norfolk (coordinates), England (Eastern) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Reinforcement of the electricity transmission network between Norwich and Tilbury Substations | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (recommendation) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Aug 2025 (reference EN020027, planning 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 (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 | 3,740 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.5740, 1.2723 | 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
Norwich to Tilbury is the 13th-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 14th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 3,740 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 | 13th of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 14th 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: 219 power plants (71 operating, 692 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickling Lane, Swainsthorpe -Battery Storage | Power plant | 114 MW | Permitted | 0.5 km |
| Norwich Substation Storage Facility | Power plant | 49.9 MW | Permitted | 0.5 km |
| Hall Farm, Hickling Lane - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 400 MW | Planned | 0.8 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.
- 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.