Representation by Paul Simeon Ryan
- Date submitted
- 11 February 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I oppose the scheme proposals for the following reasons (amongst others): Lack of proper assessment of environmental impact - there needs to be quantification of the current positive environmental impact of the land to be developed and proper recognition of this value in the assessment of the scheme. At present the assessment focuses on the mitigation of the negative impact of implementation rather than the additional necessary consideration of the positive environmental value of the land that will be consumed by the scheme Negative Environmental impact - unprecedented size of potentially hazardous battery storage plants, huge scale of scheme causing major disruption across a wide area and lack of consideration of site alternatives, which should be a duty of care on all such proposals Loss of food- generating farming land - the pandemic has highlighted the need for "home-grown" food supply to support the population in times of urgent need Lack of coordinated policy - whilst not flouncing current rules , the scheme proposal is opportunistic; there needs to be a country wide assessment of all land and other sources of solar energy generation and also other areas of connection to the grid. In addition work needs to be carried out to assess the most environmentally efficient scale of scheme, rather than simply saying "bigger is better" (as in this scheme proposal) in order to take advantage of the urgent increasing need for sustainable energy sources