National Grid’s Statutory Consultation for Pylons Project

National Grid has launched its Statutory Consultation for Norwich to Tilbury which is open until 11:59pm on Tuesday 18 June 2024

National Grid is proposing to upgrade the electricity transmission system in East Anglia between Norwich and Tilbury. The Project includes a new 400 kilovolt (“kV”) electricity transmission connection of approximately 184 kilometres (“km”) in overall length from Norwich Main Substation and Tilbury Substation via Bramford Substation.

Writtle Parish Council has strongly objected to the previous consultations.  Please click on the following link to see the response from the non statutory consultation in August 2023. FINAL Writtle Parish Council response to the National Grid Consultation August 2023.  The council will be considering its response to the current consultation over the forthcoming weeks and will upload it here.  This is a chance to for everyone to have their say on the proposals and it is important for residents to respond.

The council held its Annual Parish meeting on Monday, 15 April and was pleased to have Rosie Pearson in attendance from Pylons East Anglia as one of its guest speakers.  Rosie suggested several ways that residents could object to the consultation including responding to the consultation, signing the petition, and displaying posters.

Further information can be found at www.pylonseastanglia.co.uk

National Grid will be holding several face to face public information events including one at Chelmsford City Racecourse, Chelmsford, CM3 1QP on Saturday, 27 April 2024 from 11am–4 pm.

National Grid will also be holding webinars, where members of the Project team will be available to answer questions. The dates and times of these sessions are as follows:

You can register for a webinar by signing up on their Project website: http://www.nationalgrid.com/n-t.

Responses to the consultation must be received by 11:59pm on Tuesday 18 June 2024.

Responses to this consultation can be submitted online at http://www.nationalgrid.com/n-t

Alternatively, you can return a printed copy of the Feedback questionnaire or a free text response via email: contact@n-t.nationalgrid.com or post: FREEPOST N TO T (please write this in capitals, you do not need a stamp).

Requests for paper copies of the technical documents will be reviewed on a case by-case basis. To cover printing costs a reasonable copying charge may apply, to be paid for by the recipient and up-to a maximum value of £500 for the whole suite of consultation documents. Please get in touch with National Grid if you would like a printed or alternative format copy of materials.

Telephone: 0800 915 2497.

Email: contact@n-t.nationalgrid.com