Representation by Maria Rosenthal
- Date submitted
- 27 January 2020
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I support the representations being made by SASES and Friston Parish Council I object to the plans to build huge electricity substations near the beautiful village of Friston The substations are too big and too close to a small rural village, the development will swamp and kill the village Scottish Power has not paid attention to the objections raised during previous consultations. Scottish Power plan to dig two trenches stretching for 9km from a fragile coastline, destroying acres of ancient woodland, ANOB land and prime agricultural land. I have been holidaying in Friston for years and am appalled that this is thought to be a suitable site for such a large construction. It is miles form the sea, requiring a huge gash through the landscape, and although no one wants such an eyesore in their back yard, there has to be a better site that has less impact on he countryside and is farther away from homes and villages. It amounts to industrialising the country side in an area where people depend on tourism and and unspoiled countryside for their livelihoods. Individual power companies are carving up large areas of the countryside and no one is assessing the cumulative impact of all these projects. The East Suffolk Coast is famous for its tourist attractions, beautiful walks, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, pretty villages etc etc. All of this will be disrupted or destroyed by years of construction. Although I support green energy, it is not green if the impact destroys the countryside.