We've objected to the Navenby substation
National Grid wants a 32-acre switchyard on Grade 2 farmland at Heath Lane. We've told the council to refuse it — and to decide it in public.
Reform UK Sleaford & North Hykeham has formally objected to planning application 26/0575/FUL for a new National Grid substation on land north of Heath Lane, Navenby.
It's the gateway, not just a substation
This switchyard is the connection hub that Springwell, Fosse Green and Leoda need to export power. Judging 32 acres in isolation ignores the thousands of acres of farmland it unlocks. We've asked the council to assess the whole picture, not just the slice in front of it.
Good farmland, lost for generations
The site is Grade 2 — some of the best agricultural land we have. Local and national planning policy both say poorer land should be used first. Once the switchyard, access road and tower bases go in, it won't come back.
Heath Lane can't take it
The application itself proposes passing places on the lane. Residents would face around three and a half years of lorries and abnormal loads on a narrow road used every day by farm traffic, cyclists, riders and walkers.
What else we raised
The visual impact of 15-metre structures on the open heath above the Cliff villages; three neighbouring Local Wildlife Sites; flood risk and the limestone aquifer; buried archaeology; round-the-clock noise and lighting; and the lack of any real benefit for local people.
