THE DISRUPTION caused by the delivery of an abnormal load to Lovedean last summer could become a daily occurrence around the village if plans for an energy scheme are approved.
That’s the fear of some councillors as concerns have been raised about the size and number of vehicle movements to a development site next to Lovedean substation.
Representatives from Aquind Ltd will talk to Horndean residents next week about their updated plan to link the substation to the French power grid through undersea and underground cables.
The firm appears to have ruled out laying cables under Milton Road and Lovedean Lane because they’ve earmarked land west of the substation for a connector station.
But construction traffic will still have to pass through Horndean and Lovedean if the scheme is approved, as access to the connector station is likely to come from Broadway Lane.
Councillor John Lay reminded Horndean Parish Council of the disruption on roads around the area when a 169-tonne Super Grid Transformer was delivered to the substation in August.
He warned councillors last Monday that the biggest impact of the scheme locally would be the regularity of similar deliveries.
He said: "The thing that worries me is about how they’re going to get things to the Lovedean substation because there’s quite a lot going on up there."
"It causes chaos but it’s the obvious way in," said Councillor Dorothy Denston.
Villagers can learn more about the latest Aquind proposals during the annual parish meeting of Horndean from 7pm next Monday, April 8, in Jubilee Hall. The public exhibition will also take place from 4pm to 8pm on Friday, April 5, in Denmead War Memorial Hall.