Overhead electricity line applications: screening decisions 2025

Summary

This document collection contains Secretary of State screening decisions on overhead electricity line applications made under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989. These are determinations on whether overhead line projects require environmental impact assessment.

Why it matters

These screening decisions directly affect electricity infrastructure development by determining environmental assessment requirements, which impacts project timelines and costs for network operators and generators seeking to build overhead lines.

Key facts

• •Applications processed under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989
• •Screening decisions made in 2025

Areas affected

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Publisher description

Screening decisions made by the Secretary of State on overhead electricity line applications.