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70-mile pylon development sees the 'largest responses of public outcry ever seen'

More than 10,000 objections have been submitted against plans to install a 70-mile pylon development across Scottish farmland

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock 鈥� 1 min read
70-mile pylon development sees the 'largest responses of public outcry ever seen'

The proposal, part of Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission's 拢22 billion plan, would see two new substations and around 550 pylons - some up to 190 feet tall - installed from...

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