Cysylltiad Gogledd Cymru

Nid safbwyntiau’r Arolygiaeth Gynllunio yw’r rhai a fynegir ar y dudalen hon. Yr hyn a ddangosir yma yw cynnwys a gyflwynwyd i’r Arolygiaeth Gynllunio gan y cyhoedd a phartïon eraill â buddiant, sy’n rhoi eu barn ynglŷn â’r cynnig hwn.

Cysylltiad Gogledd Cymru

Derbyniwyd 27/11/2018
Gan maire hoyland

Sylw

National Grid are using the presence of one pylon line to justify a second. It is well known that the Secretary of State is discussing the possibility of further reactors at Wylfa in addition to Wylfa Newydd. If there is no change in Government policy, and none are planned, a second row will be used to justify and third and fourth line. This is not a 21st century solution and industrialises a beautiful landscape

Pylons will be detrimental to the tourism industry through spoilt, and “industrialised”, countryside. Pylons will be detrimental to farming due to permanent land loss and restricted practices. Pylons will be detrimental to house value, which NGET have not considered in their simplistic approach to cheapest solution. More pylons will be detrimental to Ofgem achieving their principal objective “… to protect the interests of existing and future electricity … consumers” it simply ignores cost to individual family property values.

The consultation was ineffective and not carried out in good faith, as NGET had already published their plans before it commenced, and the only statutory consultation did not consider any other options other than pylons and resulted in extremely low levels of public attendance at any consultation events

NGET and Horizon have not followed the guidance in The Planning Act 2008, and at no point has the genuine cumulative impact been assessed or consulted on, the resultant cumulative reduction in tourism has been ignored

There is a huge amount of scientific research into the health effects of pylons, and there are quite different views, a bit like the research into tobacco and asbestos in the last century. There are serious concerns, and conflicting views, about the health impacts on people and farm animals. National Grid need to respect the health of the community.

Wales is unique in having a Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, and while NGET are not bound by this law, Isle of Anglesey County Council is, and more pylons may leave the authority open to legal challenge. Pylons are a poor legacy for future generations.

Other technology exists, like underground and subsea, which does not have the negative effects of pylons, none of which have been properly evaluated in a true install cost v coats to the local community

Impact to tourism is ignored by National Grid and no attempt to value the cost in jobs and revenue which will impact Anglesey as a result of the installation of over a hundred huge steel towers has been considered