National Grid Pylons

Statement from National Grid & How Local People can make their views known – Localised Non-
Statutory Consultation: 9 July to 6 August 2024
We held our first stage of non-statutory public consultation between the 1 June and 27 July 2023.
Following non-statutory consultation in 2023, we 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, 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, we are undertaking localised non-statutory
consultation in 2024.
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.
Our consultation will run from 9 July to 6 August 2024. We are running
several in person & 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.
This is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project and we will therefore be preparing and
submitting a Development Consent Order (DCO) application to the Planning Inspectorate. Further 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. The following documents,
which will form a part of our consultation and can be found on our 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 todate
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 encourage you to share this more widely with anyone
who may be interested in the project.
We have also provided a copy of our consultation advert, which we also encourage you to display
in prominent locations in the local community – in printed and digital format. You can also share
this advert via your social media channels.
We want to ensure that our consultation and engagement are inclusive and that we engage
equally with all stakeholders.
How to provide feedback:
• Complete a feedback form: Paper copies are available to pick up from our consultation
events, posted to you on request. A PDF copy
can also be downloaded online or there is an online form on our website (nationalgrid.com/nhhm).
• Send us 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 us: If you prefer to send us your comments via email, you can send them to us at
[email protected]

face-to-face public information events, are being held at the following
locations:

Friday 12 July 2024, 2pm–7pm Dunham On Trent Village Hall, Low Street, Dunham,
Newark NG22 0FJ
Saturday 13 July 2024, 10am–3pm Sturton Hall & Conference Centre, Brickings Way,
Sturton Le Steeple DN22 9HY
Tuesday 23 July 2024, 2pm–7pm Rampton Village Hall, Manor Grounds, Rampton,
Retford DN22 0JU