Transmission line · North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire GREEN
Yorkshire GREEN is a permitted transmission line in North Yorkshire, 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 | North Yorkshire (coordinates), England (region: Yorkshire and the Humber) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Approximately 2km to the north west of York, extending 36km south to Monk Fryston 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 | 14 Mar 2024 (permit number: EN020024, program: Planning Act 2008 development consent, issuer: Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 15 Nov 2022 (reference: EN020024, authority: The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 Mar 2024 (outcome: granted, reference: EN020024, 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 (role: 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 | 526 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.9010, -1.2756 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by area
Yorkshire GREEN is the 19th-largest of 22 transmission lines in England and the 22nd-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 526 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 | 19th of 22 |
| United Kingdom | 22nd 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: 378 grid connections (198 operating, 2,095 MW), 347 power plants (92 operating, 3,851 MW) and 301 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass 1.432 MW grid connection at Tadcaster | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 2.1 km |
| Tadcaster | Substation | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Battery storage 35 MW grid connection at Warren Farm BESS | Grid connection | 35 MW | Planned | 4.1 km |
| Warren Lane, Bramham - Battery Energy Storage | Power plant | 35 MW | Permitted | 4.1 km |
| Warren Lane | Substation | — | — | 4.6 km |
| Battery storage and Solar 68.4 MW grid connection at Bramham Hybrid | Grid connection | 68.4 MW | Planned | 4.6 km |
| Bramham | Substation | — | — | 4.7 km |
| Land off Paradise Farm | Power plant | 5 MW | Cancelled | 5.6 km |
| Wetherby Skip Services - Biomass Boiler | Power plant | 1 MW | Permitted | 5.7 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.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- 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.