Transmission line · England, United Kingdom
Sea Link
Sea Link is a planned transmission line in 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 | England (South East) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | The project a sub-sea cable from the Sizewell area in Suffolk to Richborough in Kent. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (decision) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 27 Mar 2025 (reference EN020026, 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 |
| Area | 7,121 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.8018, 1.7808 | 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.
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- Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN020026) · source
How it compares by area
Sea Link is the 11th-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 12th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 7,121 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 | 11th of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 12th 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% |
| 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: 54 power plants (21 operating, 2,770 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Falls Offshore Wind Farm | Power plant | — | Permitted | 12 km |
| North Falls Offshore Wind Farm | Power plant | 1,000 MW | Permitted | 12 km |
| Galloper Offshore Wind Farm | Power plant | 504 MW | Permitted | 14 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.
- 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.