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Pylon proposals 'not welcome' at Netherby Hall

Credit: ITV Border

The owner of Netherby Hall near Longtown is hoping that Scottish Power think again about building a new overheard power network which would finish near Harker.

Scottish Power say the new line is needed as part of an infrastructure upgrade, but owner Gerald Smith is hoping to change their mind.

"The idea that you'd then build a big line of pylons through there seems to me that you would do that at Stowe or Castle Howard and therefore i think why would you go to the extra expense of diverting off an existing route in order to spoil the landscape? It seems to me to make no sense whatsoever."

– Gerald Smith, Owner, Netherby Hall