Planning consideration

National grid towers

Structural supports, known as pylons, that carry the UK’s network of high-voltage overhead power lines

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Restrictive Licence

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• Design stage: Screen
• Tags:
  • licensing restriction
  • infrastructure
  • energy

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• Synonyms: No synonyms added
• Legislation: No legislation added
• Expected number of records: Unknown
• Frequency of updates: Unknown
• Useful links:
  • National dataset page
• Technical specification: No specification added

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Background information

Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.

Backlog

• Who asked for 'National grid towers' data?

  The Geospatial Commission has published a list of 65 open datasets that they believe are used during the housing and planning process. This includes National grid towers.

• What is the driver for the request?

  Other

• Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

  • Other

Screen

• What is the 'National grid towers' consideration?

  The approximate location of TOWERS / PYLONS in the national electricity transmission network

• Is there legislation that defines 'National grid towers'?

• Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'National grid towers'?

• Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • The National Grid

• Is the National grid towers a trigger?

• Is the National grid towers something to consult during plan making?

• Is there any National grid towers data already available?

  Yes

  • What National grid towers data is currently available?

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      • url: https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/network-and-infrastructure/network-route-maps
      • name: towers
      • licence: RESTRICTIVE - non-commercial only. These datasets are for indicative purposes only. They can only be used for emergency and land use planning and cannot be used for commercial purposes.
      • coverage: GB
      • publisher: National Grid
      • attribution: They are owned by National Grid and you are required to acknowledge us in your product or application using "© National Grid UK"

• Do we think the data should come from a single source?

  Yes - National Grid

• Will a data standard be required?

  No

Research

• Do we understand the lifecycle of a National grid towers?

  No

• Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

  N/A

• Where will or should the data be used?

  N/A

• What other planning considerations does it interact with?

  N/A

• Who are the statutory consultees for National grid towers?

  N/A

• Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of National grid towers? How do we expect them to use National grid towers?

  N/A

• What are the planning needs for this data?

  These datasets are for indicative purposes only. They can only be used for emergency and land use planning and cannot be used for commercial purposes. If planning to undertake ground works, National Grid should be contacted directly.

• Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to National grid towers data?

  N/A

• What are some potential uses of National grid towers data?

  N/A

• What's the value of adding National grid towers data to the platform?

  N/A

• From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making National grid towers data available?

  N/A

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2 updates

• Kieran Wint (16 April 2025)

  The licence specifies 'non-commercial only.' These datasets are for indicative purposes only. They can only be used for emergency and land use planning and cannot be used for commercial purposes.

• Mike Rose (02 July 2024)

  RESTRICTIVE LICENCE

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Last updated: 2025-09-11 09:23:48