Suffolk County Council has told the National Grid it is still opposed to plans to install 114 miles of electricity pylons through the region - and wants to see them laid under the sea.

A number of recommendations and objections have been raised by the council, in a 55-page response to the “Norwich to Tilbury” project proposed by National Grid.

The project would see electricity pylons, with some cabling going underground, stretching from Norwich to Tilbury.

Of this, 33 miles would be in Suffolk, including a stretch under the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Suffolk County Council deputy leader Richard Rout said: “The council absolutely supports projects to help deliver the country’s energy security ambitions and meet the challenges of a changing climate.

“But if we are going to get behind projects like Norwich to Tilbury, our communities must be treated fairly and the impacts on them should be fully assessed. As it stands, the council does not believe that current proposals go far enough.

“First and foremost, we would expect an offshore solution to be fully researched. This would mean that most of the cabling and infrastructure would be out at sea, and not weaving its way over and under the Suffolk landscape."

If there are onshore plyons, it wants to see cables buried underground in the Waveney valley and smaller pylons around Diss and Stowmarket.

Mr Rout added: “Our communities should be afforded the respect of proper communication, be treated fairly, and benefit from the co-ordination of the significant energy projects affecting our county.

“This consultation still has two weeks to run and I would encourage any local residents concerned by the proposals to respond before the deadline.”

Suffolk County Council’s report is in response to the second part of National Grid’s non-statutory consultation, which closes on August 21.