Representation by Ian Hawkins
- Date submitted
- 13 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The proposed solar and battery power plant will waste 2800 acres of productive arable farm land growing vegetable and cereal crops, as this country is not food self sufficient thousands of tons of food will have to be imported to make up the short fall coursing a significant carbon foot print, we should be improving our food security! The Lithium-Ion batteries used in the proposed power station of an undisclosed capacity are proven to be extremely dangerous and have been banned in some parts of the world due to the fact they are prone to catching fire and can not extinguished, the fires give off extremely toxic fumes that dissolve the calcium in the body, it would be a mistake to site these batteries near to residential areas and schools, nor should it be sited over an aquafer used to supply our drinking water. The proposed solar power plant will be so large it will significantly affect the landscape and change the biodiversity turning it in to an industrial area and deprive local residents of there countryside. There is no guarantee that the site will be returned to agricultural use after forty years.