North Wales Connection

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Planning Inspectorate – National Infrastructure Directorate 17 September 2012

Agenda

Introductions

 Gavin Crook – Lead Project Manager, North Wales Connection  Graham Denison Smith – Senior Consents Officer, North Wales Connection  Steve Knight-Gregson – Principal Specialist Major Projects

Current Public Position

 Background / engagement to-date  Public Messaging  Project need

Project Launch

 Strategic options  Preliminary preferred option  Route and Site Options

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Current Public Position

Project Need Contracted Generation

2GW 2017/2021 3.6GW – 2020/2022 1GW - 2018 4

Background / engagement to-date

Key Activities to date:

 Community Survey (Jun 11)  1st Statutory engagement Workshop (Jul 11)  Anglesey Show (Aug 10, 11 & 12)     Newsletter Issued (Oct 10 & 11) 2nd Statutory engagement Workshop (Nov 11) Route corridor one-2 one’s (Feb 12) Stakeholder Briefings (Aug\Sept 12)

Regular Stakeholder Interfaces

 Monthly public drop in events supporting Horizon.

 Horizon Public Liaison Group meetings; Presentation to Stakeholders & Interest Groups e.g. National Farmers Union Wales  Energy Island Strategic Forum; strategic, communications, consent and health & safety workstreams.  Bi-annual stakeholder event chaired by DECC.

Stakeholders Include;

Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), Environment Agency Wales (EAW), Snowdonia National Park, CADW, North Wales County Council Officers, Generators i.e. Horizon, Celtic Array and developers i.e. Land and Lakes, Skerries

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Public Messaging

    National Grid Business; the electricity network in the UK National Grids obligations, Electricity Act 1989 duties. ‘To develop an economic, efficient & co-ordinated system of electricity transmission’ The UK energy challenge Existing National Grid network in North Wales ‘Currently one double circuit 400kV overhead line between Wylfa and Pentir’    Technologies in use and available across the network Connection agreements in place ‘Existing network in North Wales unable to accommodate amount of power proposed’ Approach to strategic optioneering and consenting ‘We will present information for consultation; proposed in Autumn 2012‘.

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North Wales Connection

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Project Launch

Strategic options

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Preliminary preferred option

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Corridor Options for Wylfa-Pentir

Consents:

Planning Inspectorate

Consultation Stage One – seeking opinion on:

Findings of SOR • Route and crossing • • preference Areas of sensitivity Consultation process

Subsequent Stages:

Announcement of preferred route • corridor Route alignment • consultation Pre application consultation

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Site Options in vicinity of Bryncir

Consents:

Local Planning Approval

Consultation Stage One - seeking opinion on:

• Findings of SOR • Substation locations • Key concerns/issues • Consultation process

Subsequent Stages:

Announcement of preferred substation/ public engagement

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Cabling across Glaslyn

Consents:

Permitted Development

Consultation Stage One - seeking

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opinion on:

Findings of SOR Route corridor and potential route • • alignment Issues/concerns Consultation process •

Subsequent Stages:

Announcement of preferred route alignment/public engagement

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North Wales Connection

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Key Project Information

Key project information

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Project Name

– North Wales Connection

Project Location

– Anglesey/Gwynedd

Grid Reference (for PINS website) –

Wylfa Substation SH 35253 93797

Project Description

– Proposed 400kV electricity transmission reinforcements in North Wales to connect planned new nuclear electricity generation on Anglesey and Irish Sea offshore wind

Applicant

– National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc

Contact details

–  North Wales Connection Communications Team  Freephone number

0800 990 3567

 Email [email protected]

 Web www.nationalgrid.com/northwalesconnection

First Public Consultation dates –

3 rd October 2012 to 21 st December 2012

EIA scoping date

– 2013/2014

DCO submission date

– 2015

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