Speaking to BBC Look East after the ruling, Mr Pearce accepted it was not an "outright" victory, but added "it's a very good start though". He said: "For the people of Norfolk who will be potentially adversely impacted by multiple cable corridors then it really is a very good start, that finally they have a voice and somebody is recognising these national infrastructure projects will have an impact on ordinary people's lives."
He said it was "absolutely fantastic we are progressing towards a zero-carbon economy", but that "the impact in just developing the onshore infrastructure will be devastating, not only on the climate... but on the local environment".