Yorkshire GREEN development consent decision announced
The Yorkshire GREEN application has today been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Yorkshire GREEN
The project is a proposed reinforcement project comprising a new 400kV and 275kV electricity transmission connection and associated development.
The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by National Green Electricity Transmission (NGET) on 15 November 2022 and accepted for Examination on 8 December 2022.
Following an Examination during which the public, Statutory Consultees and Interested Parties were given the opportunity to give evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on 14 December 2023.
This is the 134th Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project and 79th energy application to have been examined by The Planning Inspectorate within the timescales laid down in the Planning Act 2008.
The Planning Inspectorate has now examined more than 100 Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects since the Planning Act 2008 process was introduced.
Local communities continue to be given the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people, the local authority and other Interested Parties were able to participate in this six-month Examination.
The Examining Authority listened and gave full consideration to all local views and the evidence gathered during the Examination before making its recommendation to the Secretary of State.
The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and the evidence considered by the Examining Authority in reaching its recommendation are publicly available on the project pages of the National Infrastructure Planning website.
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