As part of my ongoing efforts to support the communities that would be most affected by Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas Offshore Windfarm proposals, I was pleased to open Vattenfall’s first Community Benefit Fund workshop in Necton this past Friday

From day one, I have always been clear that IF Necton and other affected villages accommodate this Nationally Significant Infrastructure, Vattenfall must provide substantial compensation to Necton and the surrounding villages in the form of community benefits.

That’s why I was delighted to finally help kick off this vitally important conversation – emphasising that Vattenfall cannot just look at community benefits ‘in the round’ and must in fact put their fund to projects that the community actually want, not what students or communities completely unaffected on the other side of the county recommend in their own consultation responses.

There is a long way to go but I look forward to supporting the communities as they do all they can to ensure they are fairly treated and receive their proportionate share of the community benefit fund available.

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