Cheshire

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> > Councillors have narrowly approved the construction of an electricity substation which one described as a "monstrosity". > > > >The substation in Runcorn, Cheshire, has been designed to provide power to about 850 homes on the Sandymoor South and Wharford Farm estates being built by government agency Homes England. > > > >The agency’s application had been previously criticised with local politicians citing concerns that the substation would impose on existing homes in the area. > > > > ... > > > > The developments attached to the substation are part of a wider scheme, which has seen about 1,500 homes either built or proposed. > > > >However, the structure itself will stand in neighbouring Norton, close to existing homes that will not be powered by it, and lead to the loss of green space and trees. > > > > ... > > > > Other councillors expressed concerns over the choice of site, which was designated as green space in the authority’s delivery and allocations local plan, a blueprint which sets out the borough’s planning policy up to 2037.