The government appointed Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) has warned National Grid that ‘substantially more work needs to be done to increase the level of understanding in the respective local communities’.
“The IPC has now advised National Grid about the risks of identifying the initial route options and then setting out the case against undergrounding or an undersea route without explaining in full why this should not be taken forward.
“An IPC statement said: “This approach could be seen as predetermining the choice of route and cloud the approach of all to any subsequent consultation.”
“To help resolve the situation, the IPC has suggested setting up a meeting between National Grid and other interested parties to clarify the extent and nature of concerns and objections against the power line plans.”
Full story reported by The Weston Mercury here: http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/content/twm/news/story.aspx?brand=Westonmercury&category=news&tBrand=westonmercury&tCategory=znews&itemid=WeED25%20Feb%202010%2010%3A55%3A08%3A583
and the BBC here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8538871.stm
