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Stay up to date with the latest developments on the Yorkshire GREEN project – digital copies of all our e-newsletters and printed newsletters will continue to be uploaded here. 

Check out our publications below to find out more about Yorkshire GREEN news, updates, and key milestones.

 

Latest news

Yorkshire GREEN e newsletter February 2026

Yorkshire GREEN e newsletter February 2026

Welcome to our eleventh community e-newsletter.

Yorkshire GREEN e newsletter November 2025

Yorkshire GREEN e-newsletter: November 2025

Welcome to our tenth community e-newsletter.

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Yorkshire GREEN e-newsletter: September 2025

Welcome to our ninth community e-newsletter.

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Yorkshire GREEN e-newsletter: September 2025

Welcome to our eighth community e-newsletter.

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Yorkshire GREEN e-newsletter: August 2025

Welcome to our seventh community e-newsletter.

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Yorkshire GREEN e-newsletter: July 2025

Welcome to our sixth community e-newsletter.

Typical Allelys transformer delivery

Supergrid transformer to be delivered to new Overton substation in North Yorkshire

The transformer, weighing in at 200-tonnes – will help to change the voltage of electricity

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Yorkshire GREEN e-newsletter: March 2025

Welcome to our fifth community e-newsletter.

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Yorkshire GREEN e-newsletter: February 2025

Welcome to an expanded edition of our community e-newsletter, the first of 2025.

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Yorkshire GREEN e-newsletter: December 2024

Welcome to our third e-newsletter, which includes information on our preparatory works and key updates as we move into the festive period.

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Yorkshire GREEN e-newsletter: October 2024

Welcome to our second e-newsletter, which includes information about upcoming preparatory works and traffic management.

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Yorkshire GREEN e-newsletter: September 2024

Welcome to the first issue of our Yorkshire GREEN e-newsletter, where you'll find information about drop-in events and more.

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Government gives National Grid’s Yorkshire GREEN project the green light

National Grid has approval to begin construction to upgrade and reinforce the high-voltage power network between York, North Yorkshire and areas east of Leeds, West Yorkshire.

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Major milestone as Yorkshire clean energy upgrade project begins construction

National Grid is starting work on the £400 million Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement project (known as Yorkshire GREEN).

    Community newsletters

    Community newsletters

    Yorkshire GREEN Community Newsletter - March 2022
    Yorkshire GREEN Community Newsletter - August 2024
    Yorkshire GREEN Community Newsletter - June 2025
    Yorkshire GREEN Community Newsletter - July 2026

     

    Construction documents

    Construction documents

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    Consultation documents

    You can continue to view our consultation documents and materials to help you learn more about the Yorkshire GREEN project.

    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.

     

      Statutory Consultation documents

       Documents relating to the Yorkshire GREEN statutory consultation include: 

      Yorkshire GREEN Statutory Consultation Booklet
      Yorkshire GREEN Statutory Consultation Leaflet
      Statement of Community Consultation
      Yorkshire GREEN Statutory Consultation Feedback Questionnaire
      Yorkshire GREEN You Said, We Did
      Yorkshire GREEN Non-statutory consultation report
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Non Technical Summary
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Event Banners
      Yorkshire GREEN Section 47 Notice
      Yorkshire GREEN Section 48 Notice
      Statutory Consultation Plans

      Detailed plans for our proposals for the Yorkshire GREEN project are listed below:

      Yorkshire GREEN - Guide to interacting with our consultation plans
      Yorkshire GREEN Overall Location Plan
      Yorkshire GREEN Master Key Plan
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section A Key Plan
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section A Sheets
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section B Key Plan
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section B Sheets
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section C Key Plan
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section C Sheets
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section D Key Plan
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section D Sheets
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section E Key Plan
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section E Sheets
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section F Key Plan
      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Plans Section F Sheets
      Statutory Consultation - Preliminary Environmental Impact Report (PEIR)

      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:

      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Glossary and Abbreviations
      Non Technical Summary
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Non Technical Summary
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Non Technical Summary Figure 1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Non Technical Summary Figure 2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Non Technical Summary Figure 3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Non Technical Summary Figure 4
      Chapter 1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 1 Introduction
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 1A List of Competent Persons
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 1 Figure 1.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 1 Figure 1.2
      Chapter 2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 2 Project Need and Alternatives
      Chapter 3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 3 Description of the Project
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 3 Figure 3.3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 3 Figure 3.6
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 3 Figure 3.7
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 3 Figure 3.8
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 3 Figure 3.9
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 3 Figure 3.10
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 3 Figure 3.11
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 3 Figure 3.12
      Chapter 4
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 4 Approach to preparing the PEIR
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 4A Scoping Opinion Responses
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 4B Climate Change Technical Note
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 4C Cumulative Effects Assessment
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 4 Figure 4.1
      Chapter 5
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 5 Legislative and Policy Overview
      Chapter 6
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Landscape and Visual
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendices 6A-6E Landscape and Visual Amenity
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendices 6F-6G Landscape and Visual Amenity
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.4
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.5
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.6
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.7
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.8
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.9
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.10
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.11
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.12
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.13
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.14
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.15
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.16
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.17
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.18
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.19
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.20
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.21
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.22
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.23
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.24
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.25
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.26
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 6 Figure 6.27
      Chapter 7
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 7 Historic Environment
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 7A Historic Environment Desk Based Assessment
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 7 Figure 7.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 7 Figure 7.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 7 Figure 7.3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 7 Figure 7.4
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 7 Figure 7.5
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 7A Historic Environment Figure 1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 7A Historic Environment Figure 2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 7A Historic Environment Figure 3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 7A Historic Environment Figure 4
      Chapter 8
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 8 Biodiversity
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 8A Scoping of Assessment Summary
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 8B Natural England Meeting Minutes
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 8C Extended Phase 1 Habitat Report
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 8D Confidential Badger Report
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 8 Figure 8.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 8 Figure 8.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 8 Figure 8.3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 8 Figure 8.4
      Chapter 9
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 9 Hydrology and Flood Risk
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 9A Conservation Sites Screening
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 9B WFD Waterbody Status and Objectives
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 9C Infrastructure Located within WFD Waterbody
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 9D Flood Risk Assessment
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 9 Figure 9.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 9 Figure 9.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 9 Figure 9.3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 9 Figure 9.4
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 9 Figure 9.5
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 9 Figure 9.6
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 9 Figure 9.7
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 9 Figure 9.8
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 9 Figure 9.9
      Chapter 10
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 10 Geology and Hydrogeology
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 10A Walkover Survey Records
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 10B Physical Effects on Groundwater
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 10C UXO Reports
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 10D Hydrogeology Water Framework Directive (WFD) Assessment
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 10 Figure 10.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 10 Figure 10.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 10 Figure 10.3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 10 Figure 10.4
      Chapter 11
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 11 Agriculture and Soils
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 11 Figure 11.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 11 Figure 11.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 11 Figure 11.3
      Chapter 12
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Traffic and Transport
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12A CTMP
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12B PROWMP
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12C Traffic Data Tables
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.4
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.5
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.6
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.7
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.8
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.9
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.10
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.11
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.12
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 12 Figure 12.13
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12A CTMP Figure 2.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12A CTMP Figure 2.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12A CTMP Figure 3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12A CTMP Figure 4.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12A CTMP Figure 4.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12A CTMP Figure 5.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12A CTMP Figure 5.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12A CTMP Figure 5.3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12A CTMP Figure 6.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12A CTMP Figure 6.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12B PROW MP Figure 2.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12B PROW MP Figure 2.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 12B PROW MP Figure 2.3
      Chapter 13
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 13 Air Quality
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Appendix 13A IAQM Construction Dust Assessment Methodology Tables
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 13 Figure 13.1
      Chapter 14
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 14 Noise and Vibration
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 14 Figure 14.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 14 Figure 14.2
      Chapter 15
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 15 Health and Wellbeing
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 15 Figure 15.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 15 Figure 15.2
      Chapter 16
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 16 Socio-economics
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 16 Figure 16.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Chapter 16 Figure 16.2
      PEIR Photo Viewpoints
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint Locations List
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 2a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 2b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 3a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 3b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 4a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 4b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 5a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 5b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 5c
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 6a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 6b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 7a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 7b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 8a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 8b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 9a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 9b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 10a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 10b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 11
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 12
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 13a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 13b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 13c
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 13d
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 14a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 14b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 14c
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 14d
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 14e
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 14f
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 15a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 15b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 15c
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 15d
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 16a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 16b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 16c
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 16d
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 17a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 17b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 18a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 18b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 19
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 20
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 21a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 21b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 22
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 23a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 23b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 24
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 25a
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 25b
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 25c
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 25d
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 26
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 27
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 28
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Viewpoint 29
      PEIR Draft HRA Screening Report
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Draft HRA Screening Report
      PEIR Preliminary Arboricultural Impact Assessment
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR Preliminary AIA Report
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR AIA Report Figure 1.1
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR AIA Report Figure 1.2
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR AIA Report Figure 1.3
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR AIA Report Figure 1.4
      Yorkshire GREEN PEIR AIA Report Figure 2
      Statutory Consultation - Photo viewpoints

      The below section includes photo viewpoints from four locations across the consultation zone. 

      Yorkshire GREEN Viewpoint from Overton Road (1)
      Yorkshire GREEN Viewpoint from Overton Road (2)
      Yorkshire GREEN Viewpoint from Public Footpath in Shipton
      Yorkshire GREEN Viewpoint from Monk Fryston
      Non-statutory consultation documents

      Documents relating to the Yorkshire GREEN non-statutory consultation include: 

      Yorkshire GREEN Consultation Newsletter
      Yorkshire GREEN Corridor and Preliminary Routeing and Siting Study
      Yorkshire GREEN Corridor and Preliminary Routeing and Siting Study, Non-Technical Summary
      Yorkshire GREEN Project Background Document
      Yorkshire Green Non-statutory consultation report
      Landowners

      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.  

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