Representation by Keith Dickerson
- Date submitted
- 30 September 2020
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I intend to object on the grounds of the consequent reduction in biodiversity, specifically in the Parishes of Yoxford and Kelsale-cum-Carlton. This is due to the loss of wildlife corridors arising from the construction of the proposed Sizewell C link road, the reduced air quality arising from increased traffic on the A12 and traffic using the proposed link road and the unsustainable impact on water supplies in these and surrounding parishes. The construction of the proposed Sizewell C link road running from the A12 near North Green, Kelsale to the designated development site will interrupt or block several wildlife corridors that are currently being used for the migration of wildlife including deer, bats, hedgehogs, great crested newts, turtle doves, otters, water voles, slowworms, sand martins and stag beetles, some of which are national and local Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) species as recorded by the Kelsale-cum-Carlton Biodiversity Action Plan group and the Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service (SBIS). These species roam over a wide area to find food and to find mates for breeding, and the proposed link road will reduce opportunities for these species, the populations of some of which may become unsustainable in this area. The reduction in air quality and water supplies will also have an impact on many of these species. This representation will identify the specific wildlife corridors that will be impacted, the specific wildlife that will be impacted and the mitigation measures that should be taken to minimise the impact of the proposed link road on these species.