Last Friday, Therese hosted a really important visit from one of the directors of BEIS, the government department responsible for energy policy. With the help of local councillors and representatives from Suffolk Energy Solutions, she was able to get across the need for the cumulative impact of various energy infrastructure projects to be assessed as part of the site selection and planning process.
Therese said: "Change is coming with the proposed National Policy Statements for Energy placing an expectation on applicants to demonstrate how the optimum connection locations have been identified and a requirement to coordinate multiple projects but I wanted to get across the current risk to our precious landscape and the risk of the eroding cliffs with cabling. I have engaged extensively in the various planning hearings and have always been clear that I would like to see the integrated infrastructure located at the brownfield site at Bradwell in Essex."
