Representation by Emma Sharp

Unacceptable landscape and heritage impact, coalescing several historic villages and removing their agricultural landscape which contributes to their historic significance as well as damaging the historic landscape which has surrounded them. Furthermore, the nature of the landscape within the locality does not lend well to large scale solar due to the small field sizes and historic hedgerows. An enormous amount of cabling will be required which will have a further detrimental effect on the historic landscape. - Loss of agricultural land. It would not support the rural economy. The notion that grazing sheep underneath the panels would assist is incorrect it would create a mono-culture, notwithstanding that sheep will be difficult to monitor. Land use would be restricted for c25years. Furthermore, there is no information regarding the decommissioning of the solar farm. - Construction traffic management will cause significant amenity effects to the residents within the villages. Dust, HGV movement, access requirements etc. The road system is already constrained and given the narrow lanes which connect the villages around the Site any construction traffic will be detrimental.

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