Transmission line · Boston, England, United Kingdom

Triton Knoll Electrical System

Triton Knoll Electrical System is a permitted transmission line in Boston, England, United Kingdom, operated by Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Limited.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationBoston (coordinates), England (East Midlands)Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Address33km off the Lincolnshire coast to the Triton Knoll Substation in LincolnshirePlanning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPermitted (post-decision, granted)Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Permit date3 Sept 2016 (permit EN020019, 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 date24 Apr 2015 (reference EN020019, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate)Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Decision date3 Sept 2016 (granted, reference EN020019, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate)Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorTriton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Limited (applicant)Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Area29,629 ha (application boundary)planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates52.9310, -0.2199Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Latest events

Dated events about this transmission line from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.

  1. Permit granted (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN020019) · source
  2. Permit applied for (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, reference EN020019) · source

How it compares by area

Triton Knoll Electrical System is the 7th-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 7th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 29,629 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.

WithinRank
England7th of 22
United Kingdom7th of 27

Nearby

Within 50 km of this transmission line: 306 power plants (92 operating, 962 MW), 4 data centers, 2 substations and 1 grid connection (5 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Vicarage Drove - Solar farm & Battery storagePower plant49.9 MWPermitted0.1 km
Vicarage Drove - Solar farm & Battery storagePower plant20.5 MWPermitted0.1 km
Bicker FenPower plant26.7 MWOperating0.9 km
Digital Space DC - NewarkData center——42 km
Data center, England (OSM way 87850427)Data center——42 km
Positive ParkData center——43 km
Belmont CovertSubstation——45 km
Solar 5 MW grid connection at South RestonGrid connection5 MWOperating48 km
South RestonSubstation——49 km

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