Representation by Graeme Watts
- Date submitted
- 28 September 2020
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I agree with the principal of nuclear power but I am yet to be convinced by the economic benefits of this development at Sizewell when set against the environmental damage it will cause and the disruption it will cause over many years to the people of East Suffolk. My principal concern is the development of a Freight Management Facility near the Seven Hills A12 / A14 junction. Not only will the site itself be an unwanted intrusion into a rural location but there will be a large increase in lorry traffic along already congested roads. Both the A12 through Martlesham and the A14 near Ipswich are already congested and the siting of this facility will only increase delays and pollution particularly at the Seven Hills junction. The plans do not appear to consider the access to the site from the A1156 and whether changes will be made to the junction with the A1156 adjacent to the Seven Hills Crematorium. Due to the large amount of traffic using this road HGV’s will have difficulty entering and exiting the old Felixstowe Road which leads to the site. This will lead to an unacceptably high risk of accidents at the junction as HGVs manoeuvre. As a local resident who on several occasions has been stuck in traffic gridlock by the closure of the Orwell Bridge or the A14 I am concerned by any additional traffic or increased threat to Highway Safety.