Stage 1 public consultation on our proposals for Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire is open from 12:00 noon Wednesday 11 June 2025 to 11:59pm on Wednesday 6 August 2025. 

Details of how to get involved in this consultation, including through our public information events, webinars and how to provide feedback can be found on this page.

We are seeking your views on our proposals for:

• approximately 60 km of new 400,000 volt (400 kV) overhead line from Weston Marsh 400 kV substation(s) in Lincolnshire to East Leicestershire;
• two new proposed substations, one near Corby Glen in Lincolnshire (known as WMEL-A) and one near Wartnaby in Leicestershire (known as WMEL-B); and
• upgrading (reconductoring) approximately 55 km of existing 400 kV overhead line from the proposed new substation near Wartnaby to the existing Grendon substation, east of Northampton.
   

More detail on these proposals is available in our Document Library.

We are also interested in hearing from you about:

• any concerns or questions you might have about our proposals, or any local factors we should consider;
• local features that are important to you, including any relevant mitigation you would like to see; and
• whether there is anything else we should consider as we develop our proposals further.