National Grid Electricity Transmission – North Humber to High Marnham – Localised Non Statutory Consultation: 9 July to 6 August 2024

National Grid Electricity Transmission – North Humber to High Marnham – Localised Non Statutory Consultation: 9 July to 6 August 202

The National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) are proposing to develop a new high voltage electricity transmission route between a new substation near Creyke Beck, to the north of Hull in East Riding of Yorkshire and a new substation at High Marnham in Nottinghamshire.

They held their first stage of non-statutory public consultation on our North Humber to High Marnham upgrade between the 1 June and 27 July 2023, where they advised that the feedback received from local communities and stakeholders would help shape their project proposals going forward. Following non-statutory consultation in 2023, They reviewed all consultation feedback and undertook a back check and review of the Corridor Preliminary Routeing and Site Study (CPRSS) 2023, taking account of new information, including consultation feedback and design and assessment work. As a result of feedback from the 2023 consultation and this further work, the project has identified a potential alternative corridor in the southernmost section of the route between the villages of South Wheatley and High Marnham. The corridor is referred to as the 'eastern corridor.' As this eastern corridor has not been consulted on to date, they are undertaking localised non-statutory consultation in 2024 to seek views and feedback. For the avoidance of doubt, National Grid has made no decision on the preferred corridor in this southern most section of the route. Feedback from both the non-statutory consultation 2023 and localised non-statutory consultation 2024 together with further technical assessments including environmental surveys will be considered when deciding on the overall preferred corridor and identification of the route alignment ahead of the subsequent statutory consultation in early 2025. Their localised public consultation will run from 9 July to 6 August 2024. They are running several in person and online consultation events, details of which are on our project website.

The purpose of this consultation is to introduce the eastern corridor, outline the work carried out to identify the eastern corridor between South Wheatley and High Marnham and seek feedback on our proposals. This is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project and they will therefore be preparing and submitting a Development Consent Order (DCO) application to the Planning Inspectorate. Further 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5EH www.nationalgrid.com T: 0800 051 4430 E: contact@nh-hm.nationalgrid.com nationalgrid.com/nh-hm

Consultation will take place in 2025 on more detailed proposals prior to submission of the DCO application, most likely in 2026. The project website can be accessed at nationalgrid.com/nh-hm and will be updated with the public consultation information on 9 July 2024.

I draw your attention to the following documents, which will form a part of our consultation and can be found on their website:

• Addendum to Project Background Document – Introducing National Grid, summarising the project need and work done to date, and describes how to get involved in the consultation and the project timeline.

• Supplementary Corridor Routeing Report (SCRR) 2024 – detailing the work undertaken to date to identify the eastern corridor between South Wheatley and High Marnham.

• Strategic Optioneering Report 2023 – explaining the strategic options considered to meet the network reinforcement need. We have also included a digital copy of our Community Newsletter, which provides introductory information about the localised consultation and important information about our upcoming events and webinars.

We encourage you to share this more widely with anyone who may be interested in the project. We have also provided a copy of their consultation advert. You can also share this advert via your social media channels. We want to ensure that their consultation and engagement are inclusive and that we engage equally with all stakeholders.

How to provide feedback We encourage you to read the above consultation materials. You can provide your feedback in the following ways:

• Complete a feedback form: Paper copies are available to pick up from our consultation events, information points (listed in our newsletter), or posted to you on request. A PDF copy can also be downloaded online or there is an online form on our website (nationalgrid.com/nh-hm).

• Send them a letter: You can send a letter/or completed feedback form to FREEPOST NH TO HM (no stamp or further address details are required).

• Email them: If you prefer to send them your comments via email, you can send them to them at contact@nh-hm.nationalgrid.com

We encourage you to view our proposals online, where you can access our interactive map, view the locations of interest to you and link through to their feedback form, where you can submit your comments digitally.