Site access
Our project team is taking a number of measures to ensure that our workforce and members of the public remain safe during the construction work.
Public rights of way
To carry out the construction work safely, we have secured for permission to temporarily close and divert some of the public rights of way that pass near the substation.
We’ve secured permission from Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to temporarily close a section of Public Footpath No.47 to the north and east of the substation in the area where construction work will be taking place. This section of the footpath will reopen once the construction work is completed.
We will also be creating a temporary diversion immediately to the south of Public Footpath No.53 between Mill Lane and the east of the substation, which is being used as our main site access.
Members of the public are advised to use the existing Public Rights of Way around the south of the substation site while the temporary closures are in place. Signage has been installed in the area to show this alternative route.
Vehicle access
The map below shows how our vehicles have been accessing the site from the road for the first phase of spoil removal which finished in August 2025. While vehicle movements will decrease following the completion of these works, use of the access track identified on the map above will continue periodically. Most of the site traffic will now be using the main, established access road into the substation.
