Representation by Mrs Heather Tilbrook
- Date submitted
- 13 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I object to this scheme in the strongest possible terms. As a Farmer, I strongly believe that we should use prime, productive farmland to produce food for the nation, not to cover it with solar panels. This scheme is too big for this area and will take up too much prime, productive farmland for solar panels, which are notoriously inefficient at producing electricity, due to our uncertain, inclement climate. This is a working farm. The main contractor’s compound is due to be sited directly opposite my farm drive. It will greatly inconvenience the farm drive’s regular use by the farm vehicles at all times of the year. The service road that runs from the A11 to the B1085, around the farm boundary, is extremely narrow. Two cars may pass with extreme caution. It is totally unsuitable for HGVs and extremely large construction vehicles. A battery storage site is planned to be sited very close to my house and the houses of my two daughters and their families. These batteries are notoriously unstable and can explode, resulting in toxic gasses escaping into the surrounding area. Our homes are in the direct line of any toxic gasses, in the event of an explosion. In which case, no doubt, we are considered to be expendable. Thank you for reading my submission.