The consultation has now closed.
National Grid’s Norwich to Tilbury Great Grid Upgrade is a proposal by National Grid Electricity Transmission (National Grid) to reinforce the high voltage power network in East Anglia between the existing substations at Norwich Main in Norfolk, Bramford in Suffolk and Tilbury in Essex, as well as connect new offshore wind generation.
The proposed route of the 170 foot hight pylons (about six times the hight of a house) will have a significant impact on the countryside and the view from Terling and Fairstead.
Click here to view the interactive map route and huge amount of land that will be taken by the project. Additionally, the disruption to the roads and services along the route will be hideous!
Read here about the local impact the pylons and the work will have on YOUR community.
You WILL be able to see the Pylons from anywhere in the Parish, and they will be HUGE
This is interesting – this map shows, in blue the area, the land which from which the proposed pylon alignment will be visible ‘Zone of Theoretical Visibility’. I don’t have Heather’s email address – could you show her please.
It’s a tricky map to read, but effectively the structures will be visible as far south Hatfield Peverel Station so anyone in Terling who thinks this won’t affect them is in for a surprise. . This is a screenshot but the link to the document is here (Figure 13.4 page 8 of 11 – near the end of the huge document).
https://www.nationalgrid.com/ele…/document/154656/download
The purple hashed circle highlights, in the middle, the Cable Sealing Ends at Fairstead (huge!!).
This is a genuine response from a local constituent:
Dear National Grid
We already have several lines of pylons visible from our hamlet in rural Essex and more in the local environment. This is a beautiful part of Essex with gently rolling hills of farmland and many woods. It does not deserve to be further despoiled by the disturbance which will be caused by the construction of the proposed pylons, but also the permanent eyesore that these will provide.
Generally, the Norwich to Tilbury pylons project would bring severe harm to the environment, communities, landscapes and heritage of East Anglia. Alternatives such as offshore grid and undergrounding of cables have not been presented for consultation.
In my view, therefore, this is NOT a genuine consultation, as the decision on the way forward already seems to have been made. A proper consultation would be honest and open about the pros and cons of all possible approaches to this project.
How true is that!!
Important presentation document by Terling and Fairstead Parish Council members available here – it explains a lot!
December 2023 Project update from The National Grid here
Link to National Grid Document Library
Terling and Fairstead Parish Council response dated 16 June 2022
Terling and Fairstead Parish Council response dated 15 August 2023
Links to other sites
East Anglia Pylons
Essex Suffolk Norfolk Pylons
Terling and Fairstead Community Website 