Representation by Colin Eddison
- Date submitted
- 13 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
It's a massive construction project so there will be a great deal of heavy construction traffic passing through. It's being built on productive arable farm land so will reduce the amount of food we grow in the UK leading to price increases. It's being built on or adjacent to horse racing stable, trainers &/or studs so I'm very concerned about the impact on the local economy, especially as our next door neighbours work in this industry which was valued at £240million in 2017. I'm concerned about the Battery Storage Units which represent a significant fire & pollution risk. I'm concerned about the experience & capability of Sunnica to deliver this project safely and efficiently. I'm alarmed to read that the project won't achieve carbon neutrality so adding to climate change resulting in more frequent flash flooding which we have already suffered in our street. My wife & I are frequent walkers traversing the local footpaths, especially since Covid-19 and more so now my wife has [Redacted], so I'm concerned about noise pollution from the humming electronics and the impact on wildlife with 30miles of security fencing. I cannot understand why as a country we want to cover over productive arable land with solar when there is plenty of much less productive scrubland nearby. I'm concerned about why the Solar Farm is so far away from a Substation and requires 15miles of cabling to reach it.