Take Action
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How can I take action?
Email your objection to National Grid
National Grid are conducting localised consultations in Suffolk and Essex.
Targeted consultations open for proposed changes in Essex and Thurrock
National Grid are holding a series of targeted consultations on some potential changes to the proposals they published at their statutory consultation in summer 2024.
Most of these changes have been identified from feedback received. Before they make any decisions, they are going back to consult with those people living near these proposed changes.
The consultations started in January with locations in Norfolk and Suffolk. They are now holding targeted consultations on proposed changes at locations in Essex and Thurrock starting on Tuesday 25 February and closing on 11:59 pm on Thursday 27 March 2025.
Providing feedback
While these are local, targeted non-statutory consultations anyone can take part, and all our targeted consultations materials are available on their project website.
Please let them know which location you’re providing feedback on when submitting comments. Each location has a reference name, which is available in the documentation in our project library.
You can take part either by emailing them, writing to them using our Freepost address or via the online questionnaire.
Email – contact@n-t.nationalgrid.com
Freepost – FREEPOST N TO T
Online feedback questionnaire – click here
Deadlines for feedback
The deadline for feedback on proposed changes in Essex and Thurrock is 11:59 pm on Thursday 27 March 2025. SO PLEASE FIND TIME TO OBJECT
They have stated that they will review all the feedback they receive and carefully consider it as they refine their proposals, ahead of submitting an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) later this year.
Webinars
They are holding three webinars via Microsoft Teams to give people an opportunity to ask the project team questions.
You can sign up for a webinar on their website – nationalgrid.com/norwich-to-tilbury
Essex – 17 March 2025 at 6:00 pm
Essex and Thurrock – 18 March 2025 at 12 noon
Thurrock – 18 March 2025 6:00 pm
Please share this with all your neighbours and family and ask them to take one minute to send an email.
For National Grid’s 2024 interactive map of the Norwich to Tilbury project, click here.
2. Contact your Councillor and MP
Urge them to object to the proposals for electrical grid development from
The National Grid
North Falls
Five Estuaries
Tarchon
Feel free to copy and paste the following text;
“The Norwich to Tilbury upgrade project brings severe harm to the environment, communities, landscapes & heritage of East Anglia. An alternatives such as a fully integrated offshore has not been presented for consultation. Destruction of the countryside, farmland and local villages from Frinton to Little Bromley to build multiple substations, cable trenches with associated road widening works and traffic will cause extensive environmental, noise and light pollution. Please object to the proposals from National Grid,North falls, Five estuaries and Tarchon”
3. Sign the petition to stop the pylons
Say “NO” 180km of Essex Suffolk Norfolk pylons - and build a strategic offshore grid instead.
To sign the petition, follow the link below to the Pylons East Anglia website