National Grid
Pylons scheme: final consultation has begun. So it’s over to you…
Monday 15 April 2024
The third and final consultation on National Grid’s plans to place a line of pylons from Norwich to Tilbury has just begun – and we urge everyone who is concerned about the scheme to get involved. The statutory consultation began on Wednesday, April 10, and runs until Tuesday, June 18. It is the last chance […] Read more >
‘Green spaces, green infrastructure and rural landscapes enjoyed for their beauty and tranquillity would be scarred by these pylons’
Friday 8 September 2023
CPRE Essex has submitted its response to the second non-statutory consultation on National Grid’s proposals to transmit electricity across the unspoilt rural landscapes of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex to Tilbury. Here planner Michael Hand summarises the concerns we have about the so-called East Anglia GREEN scheme. We question the need for this destructive project and […] Read more >
CPRE Essex responds to National Grid pylons consultation
Tuesday 12 July 2022
CPRE Essex has given a strong response to the National Grid consultation on the East Anglia GREEN scheme, which will entail a new line of pylons running from Norwich to Tilbury. The response, submitted by Tricia Moxey, CPRE Essex vice-president, reads: “CPRE Essex is deeply concerned by National Grid’s East Anglia Green Energy Enablement (GREEN) […] Read more >