Representation by Helen Timmins
- Date submitted
- 8 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am not against solar energy but these are my main points regarding this application. 1. The size is far too big for the area, surrounding local villages and taking away valuable arable farming. Loss of habitat for species, major impact for the whole 40+ years. 2. Increase of carbon miles as will need to import instead of getting locally. 3. Risk of fire from the battery storage. 4. No clear plan for decommissioning. How can Sunnica put in any guarantees when they plan to sell!! 5. Majority of panels coming from PRC???? How does the government's ethical sourcing fit with this? 6. Ground mounted UK solar energy generation is useless and insignificant in contributing to UK power generation capacity.... at a time the all our power bills are set to double ... we cannot, intelligently let these faux generation schemes take place. 7. Solar has been proved to be less efficient that other renewables.