Transmission line · Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network
Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network is a permitted transmission line in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, operated by SP Manweb.
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 | Shropshire (coordinates), England (West Midlands) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | From Oswestry Grid Substation to Wem Primary Substation | 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 | 20 Mar 2020 (permit EN020021, 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 | 12 Nov 2018 (reference EN020021, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Mar 2020 (granted, reference EN020021, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | SP Manweb (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 92.4 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.8464, -2.8868 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network is the 22nd-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 26th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 92.4 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 | 22nd of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 26th of 27 |
How its operator compares
SP Manweb operates 3 of the 31 transmission lines in the United Kingdom in our data with a named owner; 2 owners have 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% |
| 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: 219 power plants (77 operating, 832 MW), 2 data centers and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABP Ellesmere Abbatoir | Power plant | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| Abbots moor Farm Anaerobic Digester (Farm AD) | Power plant | 1 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
| Rednal Airfield, West Felton - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 300 MW | Permitted | 3.0 km |
| Salinae Hydrogen Storage project | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 44 km |
| nLighten Chester | Data center | — | — | 44 km |
| Internet Central data center, England | Data center | — | — | 45 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.
- © 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.