South Tyneside
South Tyneside/View more details for 250573
River Tyne Tyne Tunnel South Shields
- Reference
- South Tyneside/View more details for 250573
- Authority
- South Tyneside
- Application type
- Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion
- Address
- River Tyne Tyne Tunnel South Shields
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Environmental Impact Assessment Not Required 28-11-2025
- Received
- 30 Sept 2025
- Started
- 30 Sept 2025
- Source council
- South Tyneside
- Council source record
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- Public data licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Record updated
- 9 Jul 2026
- SEO index generated
- 24 Jul 2026
Location
Approximate location
Proposal
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the boring of a tunnel under the River Tyne to house electricity transmission cables and associated infrastructure, the construction of tunnel head houses, cable sealing end compounds and overhead line towers, the removal of existing overhead line towers and the modification/removal of overhead lines. This request is being made to North Tyneside Council, South Tyneside Council and to the Secretary of State (SoS) under Regulation 10 of the Electricity Works EIA Regulations.
Key dates
- Received 30 Sept 2025
- Started 30 Sept 2025
Planning history / related applications
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