Representation by Louise Andreasen
- Date submitted
- 4 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
MY OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED SUNNICA SOLA FARM EAST ANGLIA I appreciate that there is a need for a more greener energy system but must object for the following reasons. 1: The scale of the development is huge 2,792acres, the average solar farm is 75/100 acres. this is of an industrial size in close proximity of local villages. we feel surrounded by Solar panels. with 15 MILES of cable to connect to Burwell substation. can this really be cost and energy officiant. 2: THIS IS GOOD PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND which will be taken out of use for at least 40 years. At a time when we should be looking to produce more food of our own and reduce the food miles. What happens at the end of the 40 years, who will clear it all away? We have no guarantee that Sunnica will be around by then. This will be very costly and who will want redundant solar panels and Lithium batteries. the land owners may very well be left with a Big clean up job before it can if ever be productive agricultural farm land again. I fear that it will just become permanent light industrial land. 3: 78 ACRES OF LITHIUM BATTERIES. this type of batteries has been proved to be highly susceptible to thermal runaway. causing fires and explosions. causing inevitable contamination of both ground and ground water supple. These batteries have been banded in America after causing major fires. Also they caused a large fire at a site in Liverpool. 4: THE IMPACT ON WILDLIFE, this would be enormous destroying wildlife corridors for feeding and nesting habitats. once they have gone , they may not survive and we will be left will a barren countryside. surrounded with a 2 1/2 meter wire fence and any new planting will take some 15 years to make an impact on the visual appearance on the fencing . so leaving the panels clearly visible for many years. 5: IMPACT ON LOCAL VILLAGES (a) loss of country side, replaced with unsightly view of large sola panels. (b) 2 years of construction work on narrow country lanes. and 15 miles of cable to connect at Burwell. (c) reduction in property values (d) no guarantee that the site will be returned to agricultural land so leaving us with a very large industrial area. I