Representation by Stephen Brereton
- Date submitted
- 12 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The area around Swanscombe has seen a huge disappearance of natural habitats in the last 30 years. Eurostar, the huge ebbsfleet housing development, the growth of traffic on the expanded A2 (which has had to be moved because acceptable air pollution levels were exceeded) and the new river crossing at Chalk as an adjunct to the Dartford crossing (which has itself grown from one 2-lane tunnel to two 2 lane tunnels and a four lane bridge) have all resulted in increased urbanisation and a loss of opportunities to explore nature locally. For example one used to be able to see hawfinches in cobham woods, but not any more. The lockdowns of 2020 have underlined how important experience of nature is to mental health. So I urge you to give priority to natural resources in this overheated neighbourhood which does not need the jobs but does need the green spaces