Ms Deborah Meghan:

For visual amenity, as has been described in the committee. We try to maintain as great a distance as possible from all constraints, be they houses, special areas of conservation or archaeology. The primary aim of any routing, whether it be for a power line, road or gas pipeline, is to avoid as many things as possible. The primary routing aim is based on mitigation by avoidance, to maintain as great a distance as possible. We try to maintain a distance of at least 50 m from new transmission lines when we seek to route them. That is the aim.