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River Tyne Tyne Tunnel South Shields

Decided South Tyneside 250573 Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the boring of a tunnel under the River Tyne to house electricity transmission cables and associated infrastructure, the construction of tunnel head houses, cable sealing end compounds and overhead line towers, the removal of existing overhead line towers and the modification/removal of overhead lines. This request is being made to North Tyneside Council, South Tyneside Council and to the Secretary of State (SoS) under Regulation 10 of the Electricity Works EIA Regulations.

As published by the council, reference 250573

Application record

Reference
250573
Type
Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion
Status
FINAL DECISION
Decision
Environmental Impact Assessment Not Required
Received
3 Sep 2025
Validated
30 Sep 2025
Decided
28 Nov 2025
Ward
Bede

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2025

    Received by South Tyneside

  2. 30 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Environmental Impact Assessment Not Required

  4. 18 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

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After the decision

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