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Bramford to Twinstead Consultation Strategy (March 2021) Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement Consultation Strategy March 2021 National Grid | March 2021 Consultation Strategy Consultation Strategy March 2021 | National Grid Introduction Contents This document outlines how National Grid 04 National Grid Electricity Transmission Electricity Transmission (National Grid) intends – What we do in the UK 06 The Bramford to Twinstead project to carry out pre-application non-statutory 07 Purpose of the 2021 consultation consultation in spring 2021 on proposals to 07 Consultation area provide additional network capability between 09 Documentation on deposit Bramford substation in Suffolk and Twinstead 10 Stakeholder briefings Tee, to the south of Sudbury in Essex. and meetings 11 Public consultation Representatives of Suffolk County Council, Essex Digital consultation County Council, Babergh District Council and Project website Live chat sessions Mid‑Suffolk District Council and Braintree District Team call back Council have been consulted on the proposed Providing feedback on our proposals approach to consultation. 14 Advertisement Print media Social media A Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC) 15 Engaging the unconnected will be prepared ahead of Statutory Consultation, 15 Hard to reach strategy which is proposed to take place in 2022. Communication tools The content of the SoCC will build on this approach and will be discussed with representatives of the relevant local planning authorities and finalised ahead of the formal stage of consultation on the SoCC as per the Planning Act 2008 (as amended). 2 3 National Grid | March 2021 Consultation Strategy ConsultationConsulation Strategy March 2021 | National Grid National Grid Electricity Transmission What we do in the UK National Grid sits at the heart Over the next ten years, The Energy White Paper December 2020 set a target to quadruple offshore of Britain’s energy system, wind capacity in the UK – enough to power every connecting millions of people home in the UK. Everyone will benefit from clean energy and cleaner air, and a nationwide rollout of and businesses to the energy charging points will support the move away from they use every day. fossil fuel for transport to more electric vehicles on our roads by 2030. We bring energy to life – in the heat, light and power we bring to our customer’s homes and businesses; Britain is leading the way and can become the world’s in the way that we support our communities and first clean economy, with net zero carbon emissions help them to grow; and in the way we show up in by 2050. As a country, we recently broke the record the world. for the longest period without burning coal since 1882, and in recent years, more of our energy came It is our vision to be at the heart of a clean, fair and from renewables than fossil fuels. affordable energy future. We believe that by acting now, the UK can become the world’s first major But we cannot stand still. A healthier, greener future clean economy, with net zero carbon emissions by for Britain requires significant upgrades to our energy 2050, creating growth and jobs for communities infrastructure to reliably meet increased demand. across Britain. At National Grid we are working to make this future possible, combining the best of British engineering National Grid Electricity Transmission (National Grid) and ingenuity with smart technology to power our owns, builds and maintains the transmission network homes, travel and work. in England and Wales. It is National Grid Electricity Transmission that is developing the proposals for the When developing transmission network proposals, Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement. we must, under the Electricity Act 1989, do that in an efficient, coordinated and economical way, and National Grid ESO is the Electricity System Operator have regard to the desirability of preserving amenity. (ESO) for the whole of Great Britain. It covers the Options to deliver additional network capability and transmission networks in Scotland, owned by the options we take forward are evaluated against ScottishPower Transmission and Scottish and these statutory duties. We must balance the need Southern Electricity Networks, along with the network to develop the network in a way that is efficient, in England and Wales. National Grid ESO manage the coordinated and economical, and minimises impacts network, ensuring the right amount of energy is where on people and places. it is needed. It is entirely separate from National Grid Electricity Transmission. We have explained how we set out to meet these responsibilities and our commitments relating to Our world is changing fast. Upgrading to cleaner, engagement and consultation about our proposals in greener and more affordable energy will create our Stakeholder, Community and Amenity Policy. exciting new opportunities for growth across the UK and speed‑up our efforts to tackle the global climate challenge. The time for action is now. 4 5 National Grid | March 2021 Consultation Strategy Consultation Strategy March 2021 | National Grid The Bramford to Purpose of the 2021 Twinstead project Non-Statutory consultation East Anglia is an important and Our proposals were shaped by: We have mapped out a Primary Secondary Consultation Zone (SCZ) The Secondary Consultation Zone will include developing region for renewable Consultation Zone (PCZ) and stakeholders whose properties are within 5 km of and low carbon energy. Feedback from three rounds of a Secondary Consultation Zone the transmission network proposals. The SCZ will public consultation include those who may be impacted by the project Today there is 4,100 MW of existing generation in (SCZ), to inform our engagement and construction. East Anglia. By the end of the decade, with new activities. They are shown in nuclear, offshore wind and interconnectors, that is set the appendices. We will seek to raise awareness of the project and to rise to approaching 25,000 MW – far exceeding the public consultation with stakeholders within the SCZ Detailed design including engineering capability of the existing network. It is that change that Primary Consultation Zone (PCZ) through the broad dissemination of information. is driving the need to provide additional transmission and environmental surveys network capability out of the region. The Primary Consultation Zone will include This will include: stakeholders whose properties lie within 1 km of the • placing advertisements for the digital consultation Delivering the network capability to connect this Feedback from 18 months of proposals. Where appropriate, the PCZ has been and engagement events and information on how to renewable and low carbon energy is vital to meet community forums and thematic group extended to include whole streets rather than the get involved in prominent community locations the UK’s aims to secure more of our energy supplies meetings which explored the public 1 km boundary dissecting hamlets or neighbourhoods. from renewable sources and move towards net zero significance of impacts and where • placing advertisements in local and by 2050. undergrounding the power lines might As the PCZ will include stakeholders who will be most regional newspapers be necessary to mitigate them. directly impacted by the proposals, we want to ensure • providing project documents in deposit locations A separate ‘Project Background’ document will they are kept fully informed about the project and we explain the drivers in more detail and why we need When we paused the project in 2013, will actively seek to engage them. around the area for stakeholders to examine to build additional capability on this part of the our proposals included building: • placing advertisements on social media to transmission network. Before we start our consultation, we will mail target different demographics and to include • 19 km of 400 kV overhead line using lattice pylons information packs to all properties within the PCZ. those who might not otherwise engage with To help deliver this network capability, we need to • 8 km of 400 kV underground cable in two sections the consultation build a new 400 kV connection between Bramford The pack will include: – in Dedham Vale AONB and the Stour Valley • providing contact details for queries or to substation and Twinstead Tee. • summary newsletter • four sealing end compounds at the transition request paper copies of project documents. Between 2009 and 2013 we started developing between the proposed pylons and underground • project website details and information on how proposals. We paused work on the project following cable sections to access the consultation portal changes to when some of the new generation • removing 26km of an existing UK Power Network • information about consultation event dates, projects in the region were likely to connect to (UKPN) 132 kV overhead line between Burstall inviting stakeholders to live chat sessions and the transmission network. Bridge and Twinstead Tee, to make way for a new video webinars; also to telephone surgeries and 400 kV connection call back calls • a grid supply point substation at Butler’s Wood, • feedback form with details of how to provide west of Wickham St Paul, to maintain supplies your feedback to the local UKPN distribution network. • postage‑paid envelopes. We published consultation feedback reports between We will include details on how people without access 2009‑2013 to record how feedback helped shape the to the internet can view paper copies of materials and development of the proposals. project contact details to
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