Planning application
Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to discharge Requirement 13 (Stage 5b) - Construction Environment Management Plan by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc for an Order Granting Development Consent for the North London Reinforcement Project for the uprating of an existing 275kV transmission line of approximately 14km in length from Waltham Cross substation to Tottenham substation to enable it to run at a voltage of 400kV, together with associated development.
As published by the council, reference EPF/1213/26
Application record
- Reference
- EPF/1213/26
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Abbey West
- Parish
- Waltham Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Epping Forest register
This site has had 9 applications since 2026: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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EPF/1784/26 Awaiting decision
Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
Application to discharge Requirement 4 (Stage 1b) - (Approved Details) by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc for an Order Granting Development Consent for the North London Reinforcement Project for the uprating of an existing 275kV transmission line of approximately 14km in length from Waltham Cross substation to Tottenham substation to enable it to run at a voltage of 400kV, together with associated development.
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EPF/1762/26 Awaiting decision
Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
Application to discharge Requirement 11 (Stage 5a) - Contaminated Land Strategy by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc for an Order Granting Development Consent for the North London Reinforcement Project for the uprating of an existing 275kV transmission line of approximately 14km in length from Waltham Cross substation to Tottenham substation to enable it to run at a voltage of 400kV, together with associated development.
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EPF/1214/26 Granted
Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
Application to discharge Requirement 13 (Stage 5a) - Construction Environment Management Plan by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc for an Order Granting Development Consent for the North London Reinforcement Project for the uprating of an existing 275kV transmission line of approximately 14km in length from Waltham Cross substation to Tottenham substation to enable it to run at a voltage of 400kV, together with associated development.
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EPF/1170/26 Granted
Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
Application to discharge Requirement 11 (Stage 5b) - Contaminated Land Strategy by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc for an Order Granting Development Consent for the North London Reinforcement Project for the uprating of an existing 275kV transmission line of approximately 14km in length from Waltham Cross substation to Tottenham substation to enable it to run at a voltage of 400kV, together with associated development.
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EPF/1122/26 Granted
Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
Application to discharge Requirement 4 (Stage 5a) - In Accordance with Approved Details by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc for an Order Granting Development Consent for the North London Reinforcement Project for the uprating of an existing 275kV transmission line of approximately 14km in length from Waltham Cross substation to Tottenham substation to enable it to run at a voltage of 400kV, together with associated development.
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EPF/1123/26 Granted
Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
Application to discharge Requirement 12 (Stage 5b) - Ecological Management Strategy by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc for an Order Granting Development Consent for the North London Reinforcement Project for the uprating of an existing 275kV transmission line of approximately 14km in length from Waltham Cross substation to Tottenham substation to enable it to run at a voltage of 400kV, together with associated development.
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EPF/1094/26 Granted
Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
Application to discharge Requirement 10 (Stage 5a) - Surface Water Drainage by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc for an Order Granting Development Consent for the North London Reinforcement Project for the uprating of an existing 275kV transmission line of approximately 14km in length from Waltham Cross substation to Tottenham substation to enable it to run at a voltage of 400kV, together with associated development.
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EPF/0787/26 Granted
Waltham Cross to Tottenham Substation, near to Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey
Application to discharge Requirement 7 & 9 (Stage 5a) - (Highways & CTMP) by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc for an Order Granting Development Consent for the North London Reinforcement Project for the uprating of an existing 275kV transmission line of approximately 14km in length from Waltham Cross substation to Tottenham substation to enable it to run at a voltage of 400kV, together with associated development.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Epping Forest
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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