Representation by La Hogue Farm Foods (La Hogue Farm Foods)
- Date submitted
- 15 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I work at La Hogue farm immediately adjacent to one of the proposed large areas of solar panels and battery storage units which form part of the Sunnica Energy Farm proposal. I have 44 colleagues who work at the farm shop & café. I object to the Sunnica Energy Farm scheme for the following reasons:- 1. During the construction phase of the energy farm (which will last approximately 2 years) there will be a huge number of vehicle movements down the very narrow access road which leads to the farm shop & cafe. This will be incredibly dangerous for both myself and customers trying to reach the farm shop & café 2. I believe that the inconvenience caused by the construction phase of the scheme will deter customers from visiting the farm shop & café 3. I am very concerned and frightened by the proximity of the proposed battery storage units (only one field away from the farm shop boundary) and the potential for these to catch fire and pollute the local area 4. The beautiful vista from the café is something that customers enjoy hugely and this will be destroyed by the Sunnica Energy Farm. This will further put customers off visiting the business and have a detrimental impact on turnover and profit. This will potentially lead to a situation where some staff jobs are lost due to the business becoming significantly quieter. 5. Ground mounted U.K. solar energy generation is a grossly inefficient way of generating energy and completely insignificant in contributing to U.K. power generation capacity. 6. It is a waste of good productive agricultural land which is especially concerning at the moment with food security being highly topical due to the war in the Ukraine.