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I am very much opposed to the destruction of the SSSI on the Swanscombe Peninsula as, in addition to being of national significance, this marshland is locally very important to the people living in...
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I am writing to ask that this area remain protected as it provides a precious landscape which includes ,coastal habitats,grassland,scrub and wetlands. This environment provides for the ideal...
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Swanscombe is a unique open mosaic of coastal habitats, grasslands, scrub and wetlands that have developed as a result of the site’s complex human history. Natural England have recommended Swanscombe...
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Natural England declaring that it should be declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), confirming it as one of our country’s best wildlife sites. So I am asking the Planning Inspectorate,...
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Swanscombe is a wonderful mosaic of coastal habitats, grasslands, scrub and wetlands supporting over 250 invertebrate species of conservation concern, including the Critically Endangered Distinguished...
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Natural England have recommended Swanscombe a SSSI- we must protect our most important wildlife sites from being lost. It supports over 250 invertebrate species of conservation concern, including the...
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The Swanscombe Peninsula supports an outstanding range of wildlife and is incredibly important for the wildlife depends on it. Swanscombe is a unique open mosaic of coastal habitats, grasslands, scrub...
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I am convinced that Swanscombe Marshes need to be recognised as a SSSI, and should not be used for development of any sort. Marshlands are an altogether too rare habitat in Britain, so many having...
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Natural England have declared Swanscombe a Site of Special Scientific Interest, showing how important its wildlife is. It is acknowledged that wildlife across the country is in drastic decline and...
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Almost every day we hear that species and habitats are in decline and international commitments to conserve biodiversity are being failed. The planning system has been a key part of this picture, but...
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I totally object to the utilisation of Swanscombe for this purpose. Yet again the planning department appears to put the environment and a nationally important site as second best to development. This...
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Help stop the extinction of invertebrate species by respecting this SSSI. Thank you.
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I am concerned about environmental damage resulting from this application, should it be accepted. Given it has been recommended that Swanscombe be declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest, by...
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Dear planning inspectorate, I am writing in regards to the proposed development of the London amusement park. My concern relates to the presence of abundant species of wildlife including several...
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I am deeply concerned about this development. UK wildlife is at risk, yet a site deemed hugely important for wildlife is at risk from a theme park development. Even Natural England recommended...
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Please consider that we cannot keep nibbling away at the natural environment which is so important to us all in order to keep the support that it provides to human as well as animal and insect needs.
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Swanscombe supports 250 invertebrate species of conservation concern. It has been advised that it should be protected as an SSI. In this fragile world with all our concerns of global warming and...
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Lack of biodiversity is one of the big drivers of the climate crisis!! Do not build another gas guzzler on an area of natural beauty. There will be no planet left to have fun on if you destroy nature....
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I would ask that you consider carefully the implications that the building of a theme park on an area that is rich in wildlife. I live near to the Somerset Levels and belong to the Wildlife Trust and...
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In our already crowded area of Kent, our open spaces are precious; in particular those supporting multiple and increasingly rare wildlife. During the past year, many more people have used and enjoyed...
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I wish to object to the proposed theme park. I feel strongly that it is important to put the natural world before anything else. Because the Swanscombe Peninsula is so diverse in it is habitats it is...
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The Swanscombe Marshes are a unique home to over 250 invertebrate species of conservation concern, and 49 red listed species, including the Critically Endangered Distinguished jumping spider. It also...
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We should not build on SSI's as a matter of principal. Insects are an important cog in the evology of the country and just in my lifetime i have seen a catastrophic decline. We must not concrete over...
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Wildlife and the environment are far more important for the future of the human race than a theme park. Please don’t allow anything to be built here, let us all enjoy the area as it is and learn about...
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Dear Sir or Madam, I am deeply concerned about the preservation of Swanscombe Marshes as a haven for a huge variety of wildlife species, many of which are in danger of extinction. Though all are...
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My introduction to the natural world came via brownfield sites, their wonderful diversity an unexpected joy in a bleak post-industrial South Yorkshire landscape. Having seen their value I cannot but...
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My God. What has this country come to? On the one hand we have a government which tells us that it it is committed to the environment, biodiversity and wildlife and on the other we have this - exactly...
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I find it hard to believe that the proposal for a theme park has made it this far in light of the destruction and havoc it would wreak upon the area, with devastating effects on native flora and...
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Swanscombe Marshes is an an important Wildlife site recently designated a SSSI and is a home for nationally endangered rare species. These sites are important for the health and well-being of...
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Natural England has recognised that Swanscombe should be declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is a site of national importance because it supports so many endangered species of insects,...
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As a local resident, my view is that this plan must be rejected. Building on such a precious natural (scarce) environment, now designated SSSI is criminal. You cannot enhance a gold standard nature...
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I have lived all my life in the South East of England , mainly Kent and the London Borough of Bromley and I have walked all over this area, as a hobby, and have many times walked over Swanscombe...
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I would like to register a strong objection to the application. The penisula is a beautiful place for humans, and an important place for wildlife. It's an SSSI, home to a wide range of endangered...
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Over 50 years, I have seen our natural habitats being destroyed through ill-conceived developments and a total disregard to the richness and variety of animal and plant life which Great Britain...
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The Swanscombe Peninsula has been recognized as an outstanding wildlife habitat worthy of S.S.S.I. status. (Natural England). Wildlife habitats and species are being lost or damaged at an alarming...
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We really must begin to take SSSI status seriously. The biodiversity crisis is real and it is happening now. The national biodiversity interest must come before the profits of property developers, no...
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I support the Swanscombe Marsh Action Plan, as it is a place of outstanding ecological merit. I have no vested interest other than a wish to see this preserved for the benefit of future nature lovers.
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I have heard that, since I was a teenager 40 years ago, British wildlife has declined by 60%. This really shocks me to the core, that this has happened in my (relatively) short lifetime. Habitats such...
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I am writing to register my dismay that this area of beauty, that is home to rare species and wildlife, is being considered as an area that development takes place. My main objection is the...
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The increasingly catastrophic loss of biodiversity taking place, particularly in the UK, is sufficient in itself to retain the Swanscombe peninsula as a site for wild plants and animals. Further...
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I am concerned that the proposed development of a ‘ fun theme park’ should be allowed on a site of Special Scientific Interest. This site is crucial for so much wildlife including rare breeding birds....
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Please don't build on this site it is so valuable to so much wildlife. We need nature not leisure resorts! Without our green spaces nature can't thrive and continue to provide benefits to the...
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If the list of important habitats and species on Swanscombe Marshes is insufficient to halt its destruction in order to build a paltry self-aggrandising THEME PARK, then frankly trying to protect...
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I ask that this application is denied. You must be aware of the rapid decrease in wildlife in the UK and to allow the development of this site, in the way proposed, would be a disgrace. It is home to...
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Dear Planning Inspectorate, I write in regard to a proposal to create a theme park on Swanscombe peninsula. I am really hoping that it will not take you long to come to the correct, negative decision...
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Why have Natural England declaring that it should be declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), confirming it as one of our country’s best wildlife sites, and then turn it into a theme...
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I have read with great frustration how area of such huge significance for many rare and significant insects, birds, plants and mammals is under threat from a development. The need we have in the UK...
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Hello I often walk around around Swanscombe Marshes and Botany Marshes on the Thames Estuary. This area is already heavily developed and congested with traffic and pollution, over-developed with the...
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I wish to object to Planning Consent being given to the building of the London Resort Theme Park on the Swanscombe Peninsula. Natural England has declared that the Swanscombe Peninsula should be...
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About a year ago, I looked on the Buglife map, and discovered that my village had a buglife area near it. I then discovered the Woodland Trust had planted a wood about half a mile from my house, and...
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