Information for landowners and occupiers
Our commitment
We are committed to working closely with land and property owners and occupiers, as we develop our plans for this essential electricity network upgrade. We will keep you updated as the project progresses and encourage you and your professional representative to get in touch with any queries or concerns you may have. Your participation is key to building the clean energy network for the future.
Land referencing
Land referencing is an important process, ensuring everyone with a legal interest in land, in and around the areas being considered for the proposed reinforcement, has an opportunity to be heard. We have identified parties who we believe may be affected by the project based on Land Registry Data and we have appointed land agent, Ardent, to verify the publicly available information. This is to ensure that the information is up-to-date and to confirm the current occupation of the land.
Access for surveys
We must develop our proposals with the right information. Over the coming months, we will carry out environmental and other surveys. These surveys will help better understand the local environment and potential effects of our project. This will also help inform our further thoughts about routeing and siting and aiding the development of detailed proposals for the next stage of public consultation. The findings of these surveys will be included as part of our application to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) for development consent.
We are requesting permission from the relevant landowners or occupiers to access private land within the route corridor to carry out some surveys. We hope that we can agree access to land voluntarily. Allowing National Grid access to land does not stop anyone with a legal interest in the land making representations about the project at any time and allowing access for surveys does not affect any rights to comment in any form.
We always seek to agree voluntary survey access and our land agents will make every effort to do so. However, where voluntary access cannot be agreed, we will consider whether to use the relevant legal powers to undertake the necessary surveys.
View our Construction Best Practice For Overhead Line Installation Guide which sets out National Grid’s approach to good practice when we carry out work to install, maintain and operate equipment on, over, in or under land and what landowners/occupiers can expect.
Survey activity
Our first phase of surveying commenced in September 2024 and will be ongoing throughout the project development. These are non-intrusive surveys consisting of individuals carrying out walkovers with some use of measuring equipment to inform their findings. Any surveyors on site will carry identification and a letter of authorisation from National Grid with them.
Please see below a list of our current and upcoming surveys:
| Survey Name | Status | Description |
| Air Quality Monitoring | Ongoing |
Taking place at selected locations across the proposed Emerging Preferred Corridor and the surrounding area over 12 months. This survey activity involves installation of diffusion tubes at approximately 2.5m above ground level which we’ll secure to existing street furniture, such as lamp posts, using zip ties and tube clips. These will be in place for around 4-5 weeks before we collect and replace with fresh tubes to continue collecting air samples. When the monitoring is finished, we’ll remove the final tubes and fastening materials. We’re conducting these surveys to measure the baseline air quality levels in areas that might be affected by construction, operation and maintenance vehicles, should the project receive development consent. The results of the surveys will allow us to better understand the baseline condition of the air and help to maintain the quality as far as practicable throughout construction and the lifetime of the project. All surveys are taking place in public areas as agreed with local authorities.
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| Traffic Counts | Ongoing |
Taking place at selected locations across the proposed Emerging Preferred Corridor and the surrounding area. Tubing will be laid across roads with a small recording device at locations as agreed with local authorities. This survey activity aims to collect current traffic flow data to support the assessment of the project's potential effects on various roads.
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| Noise Levels | Completed |
Taking place at selected locations across the proposed Emerging Preferred Corridor and the surrounding area. A small tripod and microphone will monitor the noise levels during a one-hour period on public pathways as agreed with local authorities.
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Get in touch
You can contact our Lands team at Ardent by:
Email: [email protected]
Call: 0203 489 9414
Write: Lands team, Ardent, 36-38 Botolph Lane, London, EC3R 8DE
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