Fury as National Grid backs pylons over underground cables in 'unspoilt' valley
The power company's Norwich to Tilbury energy scheme would see 114 miles of pylons built over swathes of the East Anglian countryside to take electricity from North Sea wind farms to the Thames Estuary.
The proposals have been highly controversial and have sparked protests, but there had been hopes that at least some sections of the electricity lines would be built underground, including in the picturesque Waveney Valley near Diss.
The Waveney Valley (Image: Mike Page)
During consultation last summer, National Grid presented proposals for an overhead line across the Waveney Valley, along with an underground cable alternative.
But the company has said it will now push forward with overhead pylons, rather than buried cables - a decision........
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