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The London Resort
Representation by Linda Pryke
- Date submitted
- 12 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Swanscombe Marshes merits SSSI status and is a site for many invertebrate species of conservation concern. The assemblage of habitats at the site is unique, and have developed over time. They cannot be replicated elsewhere. I had lived in Swanscombe for some years and have seen much of the open land and habitats importance in the area already lost to major developments: housing, Ebbsfleet rail terminal, Bluewater shopping centre etc. In addition, I am concerned that at a time of climate change and increased flood risk in the Thames Estuary, hard landscaping and the inevitable flood protection required by the development will detrimentally affect Londons' abilities to resist flooding events.