Representation by Simon Brown
- Date submitted
- 29 September 2020
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The main points I intend to make are in support of my strong conviction that his development should not go ahead. They are as follows: 1) Eroding coastline – detailed forecasts of the coastline do not seem to be reliable beyond ten years but we certainly know that the Suffolk coastline is eroding and that sea levels are eroding at an increasing rate, so it would seem criminally irresponsible to choose Sizewell as a site for the continuing generation of nuclear power and for the long-term storage of nuclear waste 2) Hydrology of Sizewell Marshes SSSI – inadequate assessment of the large-scale interventions that are required, and adverse impact on important plant communities 3) Loss of rare invertebrates on Sizewell Marshes SSSI – proposals for mitigation of habitat loss seem woefully inadequate; displaced species would not thrive at Aldhurst Farm 4) Claims for net gain in biodiversity are unjustifiable 5) Sizewell beach – destruction of habitat. I have little faith in EDF assurances about restoration 6) Threat to marine life from cooling system – colossal loss of marine wildlife sucked into the cooling pipes together with billions of gallons of sea water per day 7) Roads across the AONB – access roads will inevitably cause disruption to wildlife, particularly to rare bats and birds at Minsmere RSPB I am fully satisfied that the construction of Sizewell C will result in permanent damage to the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and that Sizewell is a wholly unsuitable location to build a reactor and to store nuclear wate.