Representation by Dilip Harris
- Date submitted
- 28 September 2020
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I wish to raise the following issues of concern about Sizewell C. 1. Site Selection and methodology; - I believe this is the wrong project in the wrong place - this energy technology is outdated and will potentially be obsolete within 50 years. There are also eight other, completely uncoordinated, energy projects planned for the locality. - This entire coastline is very at risk from the effects of climate change resulting sea level rises, flooding and thus great danger to the reactors and the surrounding areas from melting to pollution and contamination. The site could become an island containing 5 nuclear reactors and stored waste. - There is a likelihood of grave impact on coastal processes - Adverse impact on adjacent internationally designated sites of ecological importance and sites of amenity, cultural heritage and landscape value. 2. Community, Economic and social impacts - Unacceptable impacts on local communities - severance, traffic, significant increases in noise, light pollution and disruption. EDF predicts 6,000 workers will come and live in the area, 2,400 in a Worker campus in a location that I oppose. - Visitor economy: Tourism may lose up to £40m a year and 400 jobs. EDF surveys suggest 29% of visitors could be deterred. Pressure on local housing. - Negative effect of local job prospects as the focus shifts to this sector; EDF expects local people to fill 90% of lower-skilled, lower-paid roles in “Site Support” 3. Transport - Road based transport plan not sustainable; there will be an enormous, adverse impact on local communities because of this. HGV numbers will be as high as those under “Road-Led” proposals rejected by all statutory consultees in consultations - Delay in the construction of new road infrastructure means villages would endure 2-3 years of increased traffic - New roads would sever communities, damage the rural footpath system and divide farmland. - Rat-running and disruption not adequately considered. - Alternative relief road routes with legacy value not adequately assessed by EDF 4. Environment and Landscape - Unpredicatable effects on the natural habitat of the Minsmere Sluice - Development would result in dangerous levels of pollution from traffic. - Dust management for spoil heaps and stockpiles inadequate - Impact of the proposed borrow pits and landfill not fully addressed. - Irreparable harm to Minsmere - a flagship destination of international importance and significance. Impacts on Marsh Harriers threaten integrity of Special Protection Area - Uncertainty re drainage and supply of 3 million litres of potable water for the construction period and beyond. - Abstraction of water compounds risks to the environment and to protected species. - Risks to groundwater levels and surrounding habitats and ecology - Flood risk due to the loss of flood storage from the development site - Catastrophic impact on landscape character because of locality, design and scale; construction severs the AONB - Impossible to compensate for landscape and ecological damage - Won’t offset CO2 from construction for at least 6 years. 5. Marine and Coastal processes - Ecological and flood risk impacts on coastal processes from hard coastal defence feature HCDF. No complete design of HCDF available - Rates of erosion and recession episodic and unpredictable - Impacts of Beach Landing Facility on coastal processes - Impacts on marine ecology I wish to endorse the Relevant Representation submitted by Stop Sizewell C. I wish to state that I consider the Sizewell C application to be totally unsuitable for a digital examination process.