E.ON UK is fully committed to being a good neighbour in all communities where we operate and we are keen to establish a good relationship with the local community around our proposed development.

We will seek to minimise disruption to the community and to bring local benefits where possible through:

• Consultation with residents on our proposals;
• Careful design to minimise impacts from construction and operation;
• Provision of landscaping and additional biodiversity to improve the local environment;
• Creation of local jobs and the use of local labour during construction where feasible;
• Expenditure within the local community;
• Encouraging feedback from residents during construction and acting on this promptly.

News

In January 2007, we held a second round of public exhibitions for local residents who wanted to find out more about our plans following the submission of our planning application. Around 100 local residents came to the three exhibitions held at Stoke Village Hall, the Hoo Village Institute and High Halstow Village Hall, where information on our proposal was on display and members of the project team were on hand to answer questions.