Representation by Tina Stevens
- Date submitted
- 28 September 2020
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I wish to raise the following issues of concern about Sizewell C. I believe it is the wrong project in the wrong place, at the wrong time! The site is at risk from the effects of climate change, sea level rise and flooding, together with the potential impact on coastal processes. There are potential adverse impacts on adjacent internationally designated sites of ecological importance and sites of amenity, cultural heritage and landscape value. There will obviously be considerable effects on local communities, traffic will increase together with increases in noise, light pollution and disruption to services in the area. Approx. 6,000 workers will come and live in the area, 2,400 in a Worker campus in a location that I oppose. It has been suggested that tourism may lose up to £40m a year. EDF surveys suggest 29% of visitors may be deterred. There will naturally be increased pressure on local housing especially in private-rental sector. Health services, emergency services and social services will all suffer the knock on effect and vulnerable people will be particularly at risk from reduced services. The plan for road based transport is not sustainable. HGV vehicles will become excessive and delays 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. The potential effects on Minsmere Sluice are as yet undetermined and there may be irreparable harm done to Minsmere - a flagship destination of international importance and significance. Dust management for spoil heaps and stockpiles appears to be inadequate. The impact of the proposed borrow pits and landfill have not been fully addressed. The integrity of the Special Protection Areas where there are Marsh Harriers, will be threatened There is uncertainty regarding drainage and the 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. There are risks to groundwater levels and surrounding habitats and ecology. There will be flood risk due to the loss of flood storage from the development site along with catastrophic impact on landscape character because of locality, design and scale; construction severs the AONB It will be entirely impossible to compensate for landscape and ecological damage and the offset of CO2 from construction will take a minimum of 6 years. There is no complete design of HCDF available, the rates of erosion and recession episodic and unpredictable. Impacts on marine ecology are inevitable and also unpredictable. There will be impacts of Beach Landing Facility on coastal processes. I wish to endorse the Relevant Representation submitted by Stop Sizewell C., RSPB, SWT etc. I wish to state categorically that I consider the Sizewell C application to be totally unsuitable.