March 2019 Area 8: - . Hinkley Connection Project.

We are responsible for providing eabank safe, efficient and reliable energy networks across and Wales. ortishead We are building a new high-voltage electricity connection between and Seabank near Avonmouth to connect new sources Area 8 of power in the area, including Hinkley Point C, EDF Energy’s new Nailsea nuclear power station in , to UK homes and businesses.

The new connection will be 57 km long – consisting of 48.5 km of overhead line and 8.5 km of underground cable through the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Weston-super-Mare hurchill To minimise the impact on the local landscape and make way for the andford new connection, we are removing over 67 km of existing overhead lines and pylons.

We will also build a new substation at Sandford and Shurton, modify the existing overhead lines at Hinkley Point and Seabank, extend Seabank substation, and make some changes to the existing local electricity network owned by Western Power Distribution (WPD). inkle oint ke This leaflet is one of a series of briefing sheets summarising the project. Existing overhead line New overhead The connection and associated infrastructure works will line take around eight years to build, including reinstatement and New underground replacement planting. cable Bridgwater Substation

Underground 132,000 volt overhead line • building a temporary overhead line at We are building an underground cable Nailsea to divert electricity away from the Vegetation clearance, replacement between Nailsea and Portishead substation working area. planting and reinstatement as a direct result of consultation feedback. We will need to clear some trees and This will enable us to remove the second Build 400,000 volt overhead line hedgerows along the route of the new existing overhead line in the area that We are building a new overhead line from connection before we start construction. currently runs across people’s property. Sandford substation to Seabank substation. We will use T-pylons in this area. After the work has been completed in Our work will include: each area, we will carry out landscaping, To minimise disruption, we will be sharing replacement planting and reinstatement. • building temporary entrances and access temporary construction compounds and We will replace any trees and hedgerows roads to allow construction traffic to enter temporary entrances and access roads built at a ratio of 4 to 1 and, wherever possible, site from the local highway for other elements of the project. we will replant in the same location. Where this is not possible, we will plant at an • building temporary construction Remove existing 132,000 volt agreed location nearby. compounds, the main one of which will be overhead lines located adjacent to Engine Lane As a result of consultation, we are We will also use planting to screen removing two existing overhead lines in this parts of the development and we have • installing a new pylon to connect the area, which will make way for, and minimise committed to extra planting within 3 km existing overhead line at Nailsea to the new the visual impact of the new connection. of the development, which will reduce the underground cable overall impact of the new connection and enhance local landscape and biodiversity.

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Activity 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 • Underground existing overhead line between Nailsea and Portishead substation • Build new overhead line • Remove existing overhead lines • Landscaping, planting and reinstatement across the whole route

N.B. Dates may be subject to change.