Electricity company National Grid has announced a new consultation on its plans to connect Cumbria's proposed nuclear new build to the electricity network.

It will hold 30 public events in both Cumbria and Lancashire, starting with one in Rampside Village Hall, Roa Island Road, Rampside, on Tuesday, November 1 to discuss the £2.8bn project.

These will see the firm explain the technologies which will be used to connect the grid to NuGen's planned development at Moorside, near Sellafield.

The company has been working on these plans for six years of work and say they have tried to find between protecting landscapes and the passing costs on to bill payers.

Robert Powell, north west coast connections project manager said: “We have been working on this project for six years now and, in that time, we’ve had thousands of conversations with communities and key groups. We have listened to their views and these have helped us shape our plans.

“This work has taken a long time but we feel that it is important for us to get the balance right between the cost of the project, which is ultimately passed on to bill payers and the desire to protect treasured landscapes.

“When we start consultation, we will show people exactly where in the landscape our pylons, underground cables and substations could sit.”

National Grid is due to apply to the Government next year for permission for the connection to be built. This means that the forthcoming consultation may be the last to cover the whole route.

Mr Powell added: “People’s views have played an important role in helping us refine our project and we are keen to hear their opinions on the plans we have now developed. The next step is for us to apply for consent for the connections to be built, so it is important that people make the most of what could be the final opportunity to have a say on the project as a whole.”