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Representation by Alison Dennison

Date submitted
28 September 2020
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses
  1. The site This is the wrong project and the wrong place for it because: The coastline site is incredibly fragile with a history of erosion which is being made worse by climate change, leading to rising sea levels and flooding. Huge threats to Minsmere and the SSIs. Habitats destroyed and affected cannot be replaced. Major impacts on an AONB both during and after any build. Leading to loss of tourism revenue. Lack of co-ordination/strategy with other planned energy projects in the area. Economic/social community Unacceptable increases of traffic, noise, pollution (air and light) impacting on local communities & businesses trying to go about their daily lives. Drop in tourists to the area impacting on local businesses already struggling with covid. Pressure on housing at all levels Increased pressure on local emergency and amenities. Transport The road transport plan isn’t sustainable and has enormous implications for local communities and tourism. The level of pollution (including from standing vehicles in traffic jams) presents a health risk New roads divide communities and farmland. Traffic rat runs (the school run, the supermarket run) would impact on even more communities Marine and Coastal The rates of erosion are both unpredictable and episodic Negative impact on the marine environment Negative impact on proposed beach landing and increased marine pollution from marine diesel craft. Environment and Landscape Irreparable damage to Minsmere. The knock on impact on the Marsh Harriers poses a threat to the SPA. The impact of flooding. The unknown effects on the Minsmere Sluice Increased levels of pollution (noise, light, air (from traffic)) Abstraction of water poses risk to habitats and protected species living there. Impact of the proposed borrow pits and landfill not fully addressed. Where is the 3 million litres of potable water coming from and going to (drainage) where are these impacts acknowledged? The character of the landscape and the ANOB threatened because of the scale , design and site. It simply is not possible to compensate for the damage to the landscape and ecology. CO2 offsetting from construction will take 6 years. I wish to endorse the Relevant Representation submitted by Stop Sizewell C.