Residents' views have helped to shape National Grid's proposals for a key part of the new Bramford to Twinstead Tee high-voltage power connection in north east Essex.

National Grid has announced the location for a cable sealing end compound on the western side of the Stour Valley. This equipment is needed to join the section of underground cables through the Stour Valley to the existing overhead line which runs south to Braintree. It will stand in an area approximately an acre in size.


The new cable sealing end compound will be located to the west of the village of Alphamstone. The site has been chosen after local residents were asked for their views on two possible sites – one near Twinstead Tee and the other further to the south.

Selecting the southern site means that more than a kilometre of overhead line can be dismantled and three pylons taken down in the Stour Valley. This is in addition to the removal of the lower voltage overhead line which runs between Twinstead Tee and Bramford.

National Grid senior project manager Brian Smethurst said: "We received a lot of support from local residents and the local authorities for this location and we would like to thank everyone who has provided comments.

"We are publishing a report which summarises our responses to all the comments we received, and explains how they have helped us to choose the location for this cable sealing end compound."

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