Lionlink

Suffolk County Council is a statutory consultee, and a decision would ultimately be taken by the relevant Secretary of State, if an application for development consent is submitted.

The proposals have been subject to a non-statutory consultation, held by National Grid between the 24 October 2022 and 18 December 2022.

The project will include the construction of a converter station, onshore direct current (HVDC) and alternating current (HVAC) cables and a transition bay. The onshore AC cables will connect the converter station to the consented but as yet unbuilt National Grid substation in Friston, Suffolk.

Planning Inspectorate page:

LionLink Multi-Purpose Interconnector | National Infrastructure Planning (planninginspectorate.gov.uk).

Project page:

LionLink | National Grid Group.

Read the letter sent jointly to the Lion Link project by the SCC and ESC Cabinet Members. A reply from the project promoter was received on 30 May 2024.

Supporting Documents

During the pre-application and examination phases, Suffolk County Council will submit representations in response to the proposals.