Transmission line · Melton, England, United Kingdom
Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire
Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire is a planned transmission line in Melton, England, United Kingdom, operated by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Melton (coordinates), England (East Midlands) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | A new circa 60 kilometre 400kV overhead electricity transmission line which connects into the Weston Marsh substation infrastructure (to be constructed under the Grimsby to Walpole Project), in the Spalding region of Lincolnshire, and runs west to a new 400kV transmission substation (WMEL-B) near Wartnaby in Leicestershire, via a new 400kV transmission substation (WMEL-A) near Corby Glen in Lincolnshire. The Project also includes reconductoring of approximately 66 kilometres of existing transmission infrastructure from the new WMEL-B substation, running south to the existing Grendon substation, east of Northampton. | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (pre-application) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Mar 2028 (reference EN0210007, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, anticipated, expected March 2028) | 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 | 42,093 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.7946, -0.9561 | 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
Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire is the 6th-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 6th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 42,093 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 | 6th of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 6th 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: 454 power plants (143 operating, 1,300 MW) and 7 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welby Road Solar Farm | Power plant | 5 MW | Cancelled | 2.1 km |
| Land to the west of Ashfordby Business Park | Power plant | 3.5 MW | Operating | 2.2 km |
| Asfordby Wind Farm | Power plant | 20.7 MW | Cancelled | 2.4 km |
| Experian | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Santander data center, England | Data center | — | — | 29 km |
| nLighten Nottingham | Data center | — | — | 29 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- 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.