The Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement (GREEN) project is a proposal by National Grid Electricity Transmission to upgrade and reinforce the high-voltage power network, so that more low-carbon energy can get to homes and businesses in Yorkshire and further afield.
The Yorkshire GREEN Project
The Yorkshire GREEN project proposes new infrastructure including substations, overhead lines, underground cables and cable sealing end compounds (where underground cables meet overhead lines). It would also include work to upgrade the existing transmission system, including some installation of new equipment at existing sites.
For more information on Yorkshire GREEN, please visit the ‘About Yorkshire GREEN’ page.
Application for development consent
As of Thursday 14 March 2024, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted development consent for the Yorkshire GREEN project. This follows the conclusion of the examination period in September 2023 and issue of a recommendation report by the Planning Inspectorate in December 2023.
Construction information
Construction of the Project will commence later this year.
More information relating to construction will be provided on this website in due course.
Document library
You can continue to view our consultation documents and materials to help you learn more about the Yorkshire GREEN Project. You can use the document library below to view information on the project published at various milestones – including as part of our non-statutory and statutory consultations.
Please note that information was correct at the time of publication and our plans have now been updated as part of our development consent application and through the examination process. All documents relating to the final application and updates through the examination process can be found on the Planning Inspectorate’s website.
Documents relating to the Yorkshire GREEN statutory consultation include:
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Yorkshire GREEN Statutory Consultation Feedback Questionnaire |
Detailed plans for our proposals for the Yorkshire GREEN project are listed below
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Yorkshire GREEN - Guide to interacting with our consultation plans |
The documents that make up the Preliminary Environmental Impact Report (PEIR), including a Non Technical Summary, appendices and figures, for the Yorkshire GREEN project can be found below:
The below section includes photo viewpoints from four locations across the consultation zone.
Documents relating to the Yorkshire GREEN non-statutory consultation include:
If you are a local landowner, and you have any queries with regard to the Yorkshire GREEN project, please contact our lands team, or by phoning 0845 437 7357, providing your details.
We have produced the following documents for the purposes of this statutory consultation, to learn more about the Project, and provide feedback.
Please note that information was correct at the time of publication and our plans have now been updated as part of our development consent application and examination process.
| Consultation material | Description |
| Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) | A document which is the written output of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) undertaken to date for Yorkshire GREEN. This contains the preliminary findings of our environmental surveys and a summary of the Project’s likely significant effects identified to date. This report comprises a number of chapters, figures and appendices. |
| PEIR non-technical summary | A non-technical version of our full PEIR. |
| Consultation Plans | Our more detailed maps and plans for each section (A-F). |
| Statutory Consultation Booklet | A document providing more detail on our proposals for statutory consultation, including information on our updated proposals, what we’re consulting on and how you can get involved. |
| Non-statutory Consultation Report | A document presenting the results of the non-statutory consultation in March and April 2021. We have analysed all feedback received during this consultation and have provided a response to each comment. |
| ‘You said, We Did’ summary of responses | A document summarising the key themes from the non-statutory consultation and what we have done in response to this feedback. |
| Photomontages | Visualisations from key surrounding viewpoints prepared for the Project. |
Navigating this website
The boxes below provide more detailed information about the Project, what has been included in our refined plans, and what’s next. Please get in touch with us through this website or by email ([email protected]) or phone (0800 029 4359) if you have any questions or would like to learn more about the Project.
