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Hinkley C Connection Project Hinkley Point Road Stogursey Bridgwater TA5 1YA

Awaiting decision Exmoor National Park SCC/3696/2020 Conditions

Works: Extension

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Proposal

The Project comprises the following elements: - Construction of a 57km 400kV electricity transmission connection between Bridgwater in Somerset and Seabank, near Avonmouth, comprising: Installation of a 400kV overhead line (OHL). Installation of 400kV underground cables. - Modifications to existing OHLs at Hinkley Point, Somerset. - Construction of three 400kV Cable Sealing End (CSE) compounds along the route of the connection. - Construction of a 400/132kV substation at Sandford, North Somerset. - Extension of the existing 400kV substation at Seabank. - The removal of existing 132kV OHLs and the construction of replacement 132kV OHLs and 132kV underground cables. - Extensions/modifications to existing 132kV substations at Churchill, Portishead, Avonmouth and Seabank. - Associated works, for example, temporary access roads, highway works temporary construction compounds, scaffolds, work sites and ancillary works.

As published by the council, reference SCC/3696/2020

Application record

Reference
SCC/3696/2020
Type
Conditions
Status
Out to Consultation/ Decision Pending
Received
26 Feb 2020
Validated
26 Feb 2020
Postcode
TA5 1YA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Feb 2020

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 April 2020, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Exmoor National Park took a median of 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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9 documents on file for this application

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This application is with Exmoor National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Exmoor National Park decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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