Dear Corby Glen Parish Council,
I am writing on behalf of National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) to inform you that at 12pm today we are launching the Stage 2 Consultation for the Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire project, a proposed new high-voltage electricity transmission line between Weston Marsh in Lincolnshire and near Wartnaby in Leicestershire.
As you will be aware, the project forms part of The Great Grid Upgrade – the largest overhaul of the electricity transmission network in England and Wales in generations – which will help connect more secure, cleaner, home-grown energy from more affordable sources to homes and businesses across the East Midlands and beyond.
Our proposals include:
- Approximately 60 km of new 400 kV overhead line which would run east to west from the Weston Marsh B substation, which is part of the separate Grimsby to Walpole project, to a proposed new substation, WMEL-B, near Wartnaby in Leicestershire
- Approximately 66 km of upgrades to the existing overhead line which runs from near Wartnaby to the existing Grendon substation
- Two new 400 kV substations:
– WMEL-A near Corby Glen, Lincolnshire
– WMEL-B near Wartnaby, Leicestershire
Stage 2 Consultation
Following our Stage 1 Consultation in summer 2025, we have carefully considered the feedback received. Together with further technical and environmental surveys, this feedback has helped us to refine and further develop our proposals. As a result, we are seeking views on our updated proposals to obtain further feedback before we submit our Development Consent Order (DCO) application to the Planning Inspectorate in 2028.
The Stage 2 Consultation will run from 12pm today until 11:59pm on Tuesday 3 November 2026.
During this period, we will:
- Hold public information events and webinars to explain the proposals and answer questions.
- Make consultation documents and maps available on the project website.
Upcoming consultation event
| Venue | Date and time | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Weston Village Hall | Thursday 1 October 2pm–7pm | Small Drove, Weston, PE12 6HU |
| South Witham Village Hall | Friday 2 October 2pm–7pm | Water Lane, South Witham, Grantham, NG33 5PH |
| Morton Village Hall | Saturday 3 October 11am–4pm | 11 High Street, Morton, PE10 0NR |
| Braybrooke Village Hall | Thursday 8 October 1pm–6pm | Griffin Road, Braybrooke, LE16 8LH |
| Great Doddington Memorial Hall | Friday 9 October 1pm–6pm | High Street, Great Doddington, NN29 7TQ |
| Ab Kettleby Community Hall (within Ab Kettleby School) | Saturday 10 October 11am–4pm | Wartnaby Road, Ab Kettleby, LE14 3JJ |
| Surfleet Village Hall | Thursday 15 October 10am–4.30pm | Station Road, Surfleet, PE11 4DB |
| Grimston, Saxelbye and Shoby Village Hall | Friday 16 October 2pm–7pm | 28 Main Street, Grimston, LE14 3BZ |
| Corby Glen Village Hall (Ron Dawson Memorial Hall) | Saturday 17 October 11am–4pm | Swinstead Road, Corby Glen, NG33 4NU |
| Tugby Village Hall | Friday 23 October 1pm–6pm | Main Street, Tugby, LE7 9WD |
Parish briefing webinar
We are holding an online briefing session for parish councils in Lincolnshire on Tuesday 15 September from 5:30pm to 6:30pm.
In this webinar, we will present details of our updated proposals and hold a question-and-answer session.
If you would like to attend the briefing, you can sign up via this link.
*Please note that you do not need to create a Microsoft Teams account to sign up
Providing feedback
Your feedback and the feedback of the local community is important and will help shape our proposals as we continue to develop the project. We encourage everyone with an interest in the plans to take part and share their views.
You can respond by:
- completing the online feedback form on our project website
- filling in a paper feedback form available at our events, local information points or by requesting one from the project team
- emailing your comments to ContactWMEL@nationalgrid.com
- writing to FREEPOST WM TO EL (no stamp or additional address details required).
If you have any questions about the project, please contact the team by emailing ContactWMEL@nationalgrid.com or calling 0800 138 9191.
Thank you for taking the time to get involved. We look forward to hearing your views.
Best wishes,
Victoria Strickland
Project Director
