Representation by Cecelia Hawley
- Date submitted
- 30 January 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
My chief concerns are the effect on wildlife and the environment; the use of good quality arable land that is very productive and the unsuitability of the siting of the Battery storage systems proposed. The wildlife here includes many birds- Stone curlews, Lapwings, buzzards, red kites and many migratory birds that use the fields as a stopping point such as eider ducks, Goldeneyes, and Egyptian geese to name a few. The local river- The Lark- is a rare chalk river and again attract much wild life. The fields locally grow a wide variety of crops including wheat, barley, onions, maize and sugar beet- it also supports hares, rabbits and deer- signs of good fertile land. The battery storage is deemed unsuitable to site close to schools and a fire could be disastrous for very many villages and indeed the main arterial road in the region the A11.