Active NSIPs
| Project |
Description |
| Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm |
A wind farm off the Essex coast, near Clacton-on-Sea. |
| Hedgehog Grove Solar Farm |
A solar farm generating station and associated infrastructure, including underground cabling to connect the development to the Braintree 132kV substation. |
| Longfield Solar Farm |
A solar farm with battery storage, located to the north-east of Chelmsford. |
| Lower Thames Crossing |
A proposed road crossing of the Thames estuary downstream of the Dartford Crossing that links the counties of Kent and Essex adjacent to the village of East Tilbury. |
| M25, Junction 28 |
Upgrade junction 28 of the junction between the M25 anti-clockwise and the A12 in Essex, including the provision of a dedicated link for this right-turn movement and minor improvements of the existing roundabout. |
| North Falls Offshore Wind Farm |
A wind farm off the Essex coast, near Clacton-on-Sea. |
| Norwich to Tilbury |
A proposed reinforcement of the 400kV high voltage power network in East Anglia (Norwich – Bramford – Tilbury) to include a new 400kV connection substation in the Tendring district. |
| Road Improvements: A12 (Chelmsford) to A120 (Marks Tey) |
Widening to three lanes and partial re-routing scheme to ease congestion. |
| Sea Link project |
Construction of a new offshore HVDC cable between Suffolk and Kent with a converter station in Suffolk and in Kent. |
| Twinstead Tee network reinforcement project |
A proposal of new overhead and underground network cables between Bramford Substation in Suffolk and Twinstead Tee near Halstead, Essex. |
Completed NSIPs
NSIPs currently on hold
| Project |
Description |
| Bradwell Power Station |
A proposed new nuclear power station capable of generating up to 2.2GW of electricity at Bradwell-on-Sea. Currently in abeyance. |
| Oikos Marine & South Side project |
The expansion of marine infrastructure and equipment on two of the Terminal's jetties with new storage tanks in Canvey Island. |
Have your say
To find out more about nationally significant infrastructure projects, including how to access the registration page for making comments, read the Planning Inspectorate's having your say guide.
For further questions you can email the Growth and Development team at NSIPs@essex.gov.uk
