Representation by Heather Russell
- Date submitted
- 29 September 2020
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Please take account of the following points, which will have been raised by others, but are none the less valid.... I object to the EDF Sizewell C project for the reasons as under - and many more that there is not room to put ! The papers submitted by EDF do not begin to address the issue of coastal erosion outside the narrow Sizewell Bay. The proposal assumes that nothing will change south of the Great Sizewell Bay. This will not be the case - it must be the obvious that it is an evolving and delicate and in places receding coast line. I understand that the EDF plans on the exact construction of Sizewell C and its sea defences are incomplete. It is therefore not possible to assess the likely impact on coastal flows when the plans for hard core construction are not given. The plant will be in situ for not only its 70 or so years of operation but for many decades longer. Yet, the plans propose ceasing to monitor the impact of the installation and any coastal defence works on front of the plant around 10 years before it ceases operations ! This is mistaken as the physical plant, operating or not, will affect coastal erosion for as long as it is there. If the plans are to go ahead, there needs to be a serious legally watertight plan for monitoring the impact on the coast - not only for plant safety but for the impact on the area. Such a plan also needs strong clauses should any mitigation be necessary because of any adverse effects of the impact of the construction. The complete monitoring and mitigation plan must be properly funded: if the coast south of Sizewell C does get adversely affected, ( which I believe it will) long term funds must be kept available for coastal defence works, including for Aldeburgh to at least Shingle Street. Just think of the adverse publicity if Aldeburgh and Thorpeness flood and it can be proved it was because of Sizewell C. If you dont consider anything else, perhaps self interest in not being sued might concentrate your minds. The application uses the UK CCRA report 2018 estimates, not those of the IPPC in 2019: the developers must be aware that latest information showed that the impact of these factors would be far greater than previously thought. Others will be pointing out the horrendous environmental effect of thousands of lorries, and temporary villages and park and rides etc on an area of outstanding natural beauty but this developement is not inevitable if only people would step back a bit and truly think of the impact this grand scheme will have. EDF have also proved that they dont care about the environment, by not working alongside Scottish Power to house the substations being built just up the road at Friston - further desacrating the landscape - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and its so fragile........ they could have put competition aside but would rather see the countryside ripped up unnecessarily.