Residents of a village in Norfolk have signed a petition against the construction of a giant electricity substation which will process electricity from an offshore wind farm, reports The Daily Telegraph.
The Little Dunham residents say the plan for the substation will be one of the biggest of its kind in Europe and warn other coastal communities that they could face similar battles as Britain expands its wind farm industry.
However, the company behind the substation, Warwick Energy, says it won’t “have a significant impact on the local environment”.
But local campaigners say the site which has been set aside for the substation would fit Wembley stadium and would occupy as much as 22 acres. Campaigners are angry that they’ve not been consulted.
Warwick Energy said the substation would transfer power generated from the proposed offshore wind farm at Cromer and applied for planning permission for the site in December.
Warwick Energy said they had held exhibitions locally and handed out questionnaires which they said showed that 69% “of people supported the specific onshore proposals”. They also showed that 23% were undecided and 8% were against the proposed substation.
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Source: The Daily Telegraph
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