Representation by Daniel Cant
- Date submitted
- 13 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am opposed to the current Sunnica proposal for a number of reasons. Firstly it is far too large for the surrounding area, taking a massive amount of the green space and quality agricultural land around many historical villages. The huge amount of agricultural land that would have a change of use and be rendered useless for future agricultural use would be reckless. At a time when the world and the UK especially is having trouble with the supply and distribution of goods, I feel it is essential to keep our agricultural land as exactly that. The proposal is too close to the villages. The batteries proposed are huge and a potential risk to the safety of the whole area. I am also highly sceptical of the true "Solar energy" capture it will be providing. I suspect the land will be used more for storing energy rather than farming it. What is the true carbon footprint of the project over 20 years, taking into account the production, maintenance and disposal of batteries and solar panels? I doubt it is what they claim. No to Sunnica from me.