Representation by Séverine Leclair
- Date submitted
- 1 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I believe the planned solar farm by Sunnica is not suitable for the sites that have been considered, nor for the benefit of the local area in which it would be embedded. There are, to my mind, issues regarding the current infrastructure and transport links, which would be made even worse if this project were to go ahead. There are also issues about viable farmland, needed for future food production, being used by the solar farm at a time when the requirements for locally produced food is higher due to issues with importations. Although the country needs to develop its alternative energy capacity, this particular project is neither suitable nor particularly well thought-out. Local voices have been consistently ignored and kept in the dark. The information relating to the project has been kept out of reach of most people and it is highly probable that the ongoing pandemic has been used as an excuse for cancelling public consultations. The project should be at the very least delayed until every opportunity has been given to local people to view and question the plans.