Representation by The Pines Primary School (The Pines Primary School)
- Date submitted
- 28 February 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The Pines Primary School is situated on the outskirts of Red Lodge, approximately 1.5 miles from the largest of the proposed battery stores. The Pines currently has places for up to 150 primary school pupils and 38 pre-school children with plans to extend to up 670 pupils in total in the future. As headteacher, I wish to object to the proposed Sunnica Solar Farms given the potential risk to the pupils and staff at the school. It is well documented that fires at battery stores are extremely difficult to extinguish taking weeks, rather than hours and produce lethal gases. Those premises within the local area of battery storage facilities will need an emergency evacuation plan, however, it would be impossible to evacuate large numbers of pupils and staff in the time required to prevent injury/death. Having read the Sunnica fire risk assessment, my concerns are that the current planning application proposes an unacceptable health and safety risk to the pupils and staff at The Pines.