Representation by Claire Thorpe
- Date submitted
- 16 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I think it’s appalling that a theme park would even be considered for this site. It has been proven to be immensely important for wildlife of all kinds and was just designated a SSSI. If you can destroy such an important site and kill so many creatures for entertainment then where is safe? These designations must mean something. During lockdowns people have needed green spaces more than ever for their mental and physical health. To replace a free and accessible nature reserve with a building site for years and later a concrete, life-free theme park with no-doubt prohibitive fees for most would be removing an important asset for local people. Nobody has any idea what the entertainment industry will look like post-covid so this could easily become another white elephant for this government. Wasted money for a project that does nobody any good, but comes at the expense of the natural world. Ahead of COP26 Britain must prove we value the environment and wildlife and all the solutions they offer to tackling climate change. How can anyone justify building a new theme park here? There are many existing already very nearby what good would another do. We all need nature but we most definitely do not all need yet another theme park.