This section allows Welsh Ministers or local planning authorities to authorise, under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, overhead electricity lines (subject to a limit of 132kV nominal voltage), the purpose of which is to facilitate the connection to the electricity national grid of generating stations consented by Welsh Ministers.
Part 2: Legislative and executive competence: further provision Chapter 13: Planning for electricity generating stations Section 42: Overhead lines associated with devolved Welsh generating stations