Representation by Sally Hughes
- Date submitted
- 29 January 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
As a long-term resident of Chippenham I am very concerned about the Sunnica proposal. My key concerns are about the vast size of the development, its impact on fertile agricultural land, the storage of BESS batteries and their proximity to residential areas. The development of the site will create significant additional vehicles movements on small rural roads that are not built or maintained to support this extra traffic. The impact on existing ecology and wildlife will be significant. I support sustainable energy but do not agree that this is a safe and appropriate scheme for this area. I also question whether it is actually a 'green solution' given the carbon footprint that is created to install the site and then the loss of agricultural land from an area known as the bread-basket of England.