Representation by Tim Slater
- Date submitted
- 25 February 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am objecting to this application for a giant solar farm in our area. * The planned site will cover a 2,500 acre area encompassing the villages of Snailwel, Workington, Kenneth, Barton Mills, West Row, Isleham, Freckham, Chippenham and Fordham. * The land planned for this use is good quality irrigated farmland suitable for growing vegetables. * There is no meaningful local employment resulting from this scheme, only irreparable damage to the countryside, loss of habitat for wildlife with no guarantee that the land will be ale to be returned to agricultural use after 40 years due. To it being declared a brownfield site. The UK needs to be more self sufficient in food production and sites like this greatly damage our ability to be more productive. * The noise and disruption caused by the site construction will degrade the quality of life for local residents, with greatly increased traffic on small rural roads already under strain. * Li-ion BESS are known to catch fire, creating toxic gases are lethal, even in tiny amounts.Li-ion BESS fires are also very hard - nay almost impossible - to extinguish. * Sunnica’s Spanish owners will make huge profits by storing and then selling on electricity when the market is at it’s most expensive, surely not a very sensible option. When we can produce and store affordable electricity. * Sunnica’s solar panels are made in China, a country known to use slave labour in solar panel manufacturing. * The poor design will leave an enormous carbon footprint, creating more carbon in its lifetime than it will ever save. * Value of local property will be badly affected. *