River Tyne Tyne Tunnel South Shields
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.