Submitted on Wednesday 1st October 2025
Rejected on Monday 27th October 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
STOP PYLONS: Bury cables along existing routes to protect countryside & security
Require National Grid to deliver the National Grid Upgrade via underground cables, and route the line alongside existing infrastructure such as motorways. This avoids new pylons cutting through and destroying countryside and communities and reduces risks to national infrastructure security.
Overhead pylons (an outdated technology first used in 1928) would permanently scar countryside, destroy wildlife habitats, damage heritage sites, and harm tourism and rural communities. They are also more vulnerable to accidents, sabotage, or extreme weather, posing national security risks. Under-grounding the lines along Motorway and A road corridor’s minimises environmental and visual harm, protects communities, safeguards landscapes, and ensures energy is delivered securely and sustainably.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for the same action: "Halt the Pylon Network Expansion & support underground & undersea cabling" petition.parliament.uk/petitions/733182
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