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Sunnica Energy Farm
Representation by Liam MacGillivray
- Date submitted
- 5 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
- Vast scale of the project means industrialisation of huge area of farmland - Loss of nearly 3000 acres of excellent farmland, increasing need for food imports, completely at odds with carbon reduction targets due to increase in food miles - Huge area of habitat loss for wildlife, ground nesting birds, insect and plant life - Enormous impact on local villages, with loss of rural environment, long term disruption on already poor roads - Human environmental loss of walking paths and countryside - Cynical attempt by Sunnica to play the zero-carbon card, while really attempting to play electricity market using battery storage - Concerns over battery safety - Poor and deceitful consultation, with Sunnica claiming the project will have "no significant impacts" on almost every area considered - Complete democratic deficit, with almost universal opposition by all villagers, Parish Councils, local Councils and MPs - Concern over impact to Newmarket as Racing Headquarters, negatively impacting local businesses