The National Grid (Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement Project) Development Consent Order 2024

OVERHEAD ELECTRIC LINES (TADCASTER)

Work No. 8 – XC and XD overhead electric lines

In the city of Leeds and in North Yorkshire

Works to upgrade, modify and reconductor the XC overhead electric line, and modify the XD overhead electric line shown on section D, sheets 1 and 2 of the works plan, comprising—

In North Yorkshire

(a) the reconductoring of the XC overhead electric line from XC480 to XC482, including modifications to existing pylons and foundations, replacement of conductors, fibre optic earthwires, fittings, and insulators;

(b) the construction and installation of a temporary diversion of the existing XD overhead electric line from XC481 to XD003, including conductors, insulators, fibre optic earthwires, fittings and two temporary structures;

(c) the construction and installation of an overhead electric line from XC481 to the Tadcaster Tee East cable sealing end compound referred to at paragraph (f) and from XD001 into the Tadcaster Tee West cable sealing end compound referred to at paragraph (f), including conductors, fibre optic earthwires, insulators and fittings;

(d) the construction and installation of underground cables to connect the Tadcaster Tee East cable sealing end compound referred to at paragraph (f) with the Tadcaster Tee West cable sealing end compound referred to at paragraph (f);

(e) the dismantling and removal of existing pylon XD001T and its associated foundations, and the removal of a single circuit of redundant conductors between XD001 and XC481;

(f) the construction and installation of two cable sealing end compounds, Tadcaster Tee East and Tadcaster Tee West, containing sealing end equipment, including anchor blocks in Tadcaster Tee East and a gantry in Tadcaster Tee West, switchgear, earthing and protection control systems, connections to the overhead electric line, and permanent landscaping works;

(g) the installation of one temporary construction compound; and

In the city of Leeds and in North Yorkshire

(h) modifications to conductors, insulators and fittings between XC481 and XD007.

Work No. U7

In North Yorkshire

The removal of a section of the existing distribution overhead electric line and its replacement with the installation of an underground cable shown on section D, sheets 1 and 2 of the works plan.

Work No. U8

In North Yorkshire

The diversion of an underground gas pipeline and removal of redundant section of gas pipeline shown on section D, sheet 1 of the works plan.