Representation by Connor Moore
- Date submitted
- 29 September 2020
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The traffic on main roads in the area, namely the A12 but also roads such as the A47, A11 and A14 already struggle to cope with demand. There are therefore concerns that opening Sizewell C could further exacerbate this with increased goods/car traffic (especially considering that more than half of Sizewell C's workers will commute from outside of East Anglia). The same also applies to the East Suffolk Line/Great Eastern Main Line, where more freight traffic could cause delays for passenger traffic. There are seemingly no infrastructure provisions in place that consider the above points. I and people in my area also express similar concerns to those presented by the RSPB in relation to impacts on RSPB Minsmere. Minsmere is internationally renowned and attracts tourism to Suffolk, and this development could have an array of negative effects on the nature reserve including habitat destruction. Lastly, concern over Chinese involvement akin to that seen with the Huawei 5G network proposals has been widespread. Given the change in attitude towards Huawei and the support that this received from back-bench MP's and Ministers alike, putting a company with possible links to the Chinese state so close to critical UK infrastructure seems like an ill-advised idea, especially considering the human rights record of the China.