On Monday 19th July Save Our Valley Committee Members attended National Grid’s first "inception meeting" to discuss setting up around 5 "community forums" along the route from Hinkley to Avonmouth.
We were very disappointed in what National Grid had to say during the evening and will not be participating in any of the new Community Forums.
Save Our Valley was set up in October 2009 up by people living in Backwell, Nailsea and Wraxall who are horrified by National Grid’s plans to build high voltage power lines around our town. We are determined to protect our area from this and any other plans to spoil this beautiful area.
National Grid have been asked to build high voltage power lines to link a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point with Avonmouth. They have proposed two options which would affect Nailsea, Backwell and Wraxall.
- Corridor 1 could replace some of the existing power lines to the west of Nailsea in the Causeway area
- Corridor 2 would build an additional set of lines running south of Nailsea across Youngwood Lane, Backwell Lake, Backwell Common before turning north across Wraxall
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How does this affect you?
Backwell Lake - Winter 2008/2009
If Corridor 2 is built, Nailsea would be surrounded on three sides by 160 feet high 400,000 Volt overhead power lines. Backwell will be exposed to these cables for the first time and Wraxall will have them directly overhead.
If Corridor 1 is built, the west side of Nailsea could have some existing pylons removed but new 400kV power lines would be built here.
Very soon, you could be living within 500 metres of a 400 kV overhead power line; a distance some health experts have suggested is too close.
The value of thousands of houses in the area will be dramatically reduced.
What can you do?
Nailsea moor
- Take a look at the Campaign page and use your voice to Save Our Valley.
- Write to National Grid, the Council and your MP.
- Join as a supporter of Save Our Valley.
Act now – we only have a few weeks left before the National Grid’s new consultation period ends and it’s too late to change their mind.
