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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

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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 £22 billion plan, would see two new substations and around 550 pylons - some up to 190 feet tall - installed from...

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