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Planning Inspectorate – National Infrastructure Directorate
17 September 2012
Agenda
Introductions
 Gavin Crook – Lead Project Manager, North Wales Connection
 Graham Denison Smith – Senior Consents Officer, North Wales Connection
 Steve Knight-Gregson – Principal Specialist Major Projects
Current Public Position
 Background / engagement to-date
 Public Messaging
 Project need
Project Launch
 Strategic options
 Preliminary preferred option
 Route and Site Options
Key project information
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Current Public Position
Project Need Contracted Generation
2GW 2017/2021
3.6GW –
2020/2022
1GW - 2018
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Background / engagement to-date
Key Activities to date:
Regular Stakeholder Interfaces
 Community Survey (Jun 11)
 Monthly public drop in events supporting
Horizon.
 1st Statutory engagement Workshop
(Jul 11)
 Anglesey Show (Aug 10, 11 & 12)
 Newsletter Issued (Oct 10 & 11)
 2nd Statutory engagement
Workshop (Nov 11)
 Route corridor one-2-one’s (Feb 12)
 Stakeholder Briefings (Aug\Sept 12)
 Horizon Public Liaison Group meetings;
Presentation to Stakeholders & Interest
Groups e.g. National Farmers Union
Wales
 Energy Island Strategic Forum; strategic,
communications, consent and health &
safety workstreams.
 Bi-annual stakeholder event chaired by
DECC.
Stakeholders Include;
Welsh Assembly Government (WAG),
Department of Energy & Climate Change
(DECC), Countryside Council for Wales
(CCW), Environment Agency Wales (EAW),
Snowdonia National Park, CADW, North
Wales County Council Officers, Generators
i.e. Horizon, Celtic Array and developers i.e.
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Land and Lakes, Skerries
Public Messaging
 National Grid Business; the electricity network in the UK
 National Grids obligations, Electricity Act 1989 duties.
‘To develop an economic, efficient & co-ordinated system of electricity transmission’
 The UK energy challenge
 Existing National Grid network in North Wales
‘Currently one double circuit 400kV overhead line between Wylfa and Pentir’
 Technologies in use and available across the network
 Connection agreements in place
‘Existing network in North Wales unable to accommodate amount of power proposed’
 Approach to strategic optioneering and consenting
‘We will present information for consultation; proposed in Autumn 2012‘.
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Project Launch
Strategic options
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Preliminary preferred option
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Corridor Options for Wylfa-Pentir
Consents:
Planning Inspectorate
Consultation Stage
One – seeking
opinion on:
Findings of SOR
•Route and crossing
preference
• Areas of sensitivity
• Consultation process
Subsequent Stages:
Announcement of
preferred route
corridor
• Route alignment
consultation
• Pre application
consultation
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Site Options in vicinity of Bryncir
Consents:
Local Planning
Approval
Consultation Stage
One - seeking
opinion on:
• Findings of SOR
• Substation locations
•Key concerns/issues
•Consultation
process
Subsequent Stages:
Announcement of
preferred substation/
public engagement
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Cabling across Glaslyn
Consents:
Permitted
Development
Consultation Stage
One - seeking
opinion on:
• Findings of SOR
• Route corridor and
potential route
alignment
• Issues/concerns
• Consultation process
Subsequent Stages:
• Announcement of
preferred route
alignment/public
engagement
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Key Project Information
Key project information
 Project Name – North Wales Connection
 Project Location – Anglesey/Gwynedd
 Grid Reference (for PINS website) – Wylfa Substation SH 35253 93797
 Project Description – Proposed 400kV electricity transmission reinforcements in North
Wales to connect planned new nuclear electricity generation on Anglesey and Irish Sea
offshore wind
 Applicant – National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc
 Contact details –
 North Wales Connection Communications Team
 Freephone number 0800 990 3567
 Email nationalgrid@northwalesconnection.com
 Web www.nationalgrid.com/northwalesconnection
 First Public Consultation dates – 3rd October 2012 to 21st December 2012
 EIA scoping date – 2013/2014
 DCO submission date – 2015
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