I feel devastated by this. Like Arthur Dent being confronted by the officials warning of the hypergalactic by-pass - only minutes before Earth is due to be vapourised.
Had you studied the paperwork? The schedule of people affected is long, but patchy. And possibly now inaccurate.
eg Young & Co Brewery regarding the pub at 123 Acre Lane.
also Network Rail regarding the railway bridge by the Atlantic/Dogstar. Isn't the railway viaduct now owned by "The Arches Company"?
I notice Greene King have complained because they thought trade at their pub "The Alexandra" sat Clapham Common would be affected. This is what they were told:
"There will be no perceptible effect from the Circuit 1 project that would interfere with the Objector's trade. The rights sought in the CPO are both proportionate and necessary
and will be explained and justified further in evidence at the public inquiry. The Acquiring Authority has made extensive efforts to contact and negotiate private treaty agreements with all persons with a relevant interest in land."
So there. What I find weird about all this is that although "consultations" were apparently conducted two years ago, this high voltage cable system appears to be going right past my front door (albeit 10 metres down) and I don't recall being consulted at all.
I remember back in the early 1990s people used to complain about mobile phone masts - because they believed radiation from them was harmful (before they got addicted to it).
Maybe the National Grid Electricity Tranmission PLC didn't fancy sparking off an epidemic of people worrying about a 275 kV transmission cable under their bedroom floor? After all there were lots of people at one time who objected to living under electricity pylons.
And of course magnetic radiation from high voltage pylons affects property values, apart from causing cancer
What are the health risks of living near pylons? - EMF Detection
I was hoping Wikipedia might comment on this issue - since they try to be scientifically accurate.
There is nothing immediately available - though this useful article on "Undergrounding" is interesting.
Undergrounding - Wikipedia
One thing I note is that long runs of underground cable can be problematic with AC supplies due to capacitance of the cable and other issues This is obviated by reverting to DC - which would presumably overcome the voodoo objections of proximity to magnetic fluctuations from an AC cable system. Whether anyone in the UK has the intelligence to device a mixed AC/DC system I rather doubt in the age of Boris. Maybe we might need to import German engineers?
