Representation by Jessica Ratcliff
- Date submitted
- 30 September 2020
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I wish to raise the following issues of concern about Sizewell C. 1. Site Selection • I believe it is the wrong project in the wrong place o Too many other energy projects in this area, and these are not coordinated o Too much, and unacceptable, risk to internationally important wildlife sites o The site is on an eroding coast 2. Community, Economic and social impacts • Unacceptable impacts of light and noise pollution • 6,000 workers will come and live in the area, which will be an unsustainable pressure on the amenities in the local area. • A 2,400 in a Worker campus is in a location that I oppose. • Pressure on local housing especially in private-rental sector. • Skilled jobs will not go to local people in any case. The total number of jobs that will become available is under question. 3. Transport • Road based transport plan not sustainable; enormous and adverse impact on local communities and the visitor economy. HGV numbers are as high as those under “Road-Led” proposals rejected by all statutory consultees in consultations • Provision of new road infrastructure will be too slow to mitigate adverse impacts to the local communities and is not appropriate at all in any case - would sever communities, damage the rural footpath system and divide farmland. • Rat-running and disruption are a real problem – they occurred frequently during the building of Sizewell B and will no doubt happen again 4. Environment and Landscape • Irreparable harm to Minsmere which is designated as an SAC an SPA and a RAMSAR site, in addition to being sited within and SSSI, within the Suffolk Coasts and Heaths AONB. • Unclear effect on Minsmere Sluice • Development would result in pollution from light, noise and traffic • Abstraction of water compounds risks to the environment and to protected species. • Risks to groundwater levels and surrounding habitats and ecology • Flood risk due to the loss of flood storage from the development site • Catastrophic impact on landscape character because of locality, design and scale; construction severs the AONB • Mitigation measures will not be sufficient to compensate for landscape and ecological damage. • The CO2 from construction will not be offset for at least 6 years post commissioning, even if construction is completed on time. I wish to endorse the Relevant Representations submitted by Stop Sizewell C, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Theberton and Eastbridge Parish Council, Minsmere Levels Stakeholder Group. I wish to state that I consider the Sizewell C application to be totally unsuitable for a digital examination process.