Representation by Michael King
- Date submitted
- 15 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I object to the Sunnica application for the 2800 acre solar and battery plant proposed for the area surrounging my village and other neighbouring villages. I am not opposed to solar energy, it is the scale of this project that is of major concern. - It is far too big for the area; - The land on which it would be constructed is valuable agricultural land, which has always been farmed for cereal and vegetables as it is good quality growing soil; - There would be a huge impact on the local wildlife, which I believe would struggle to recover from the impacts of the construction and management of this solar plant; - Disruption to the village way of life due to increased quantity of heavy vehicles for at least two years in the construction period and further ongoing maintenance; - Large heavy vehicles using small country lanes to access the site. These roads are not designed for this sort of traffic. - I have lived in this village for [Redacted] years because I enjoy the peace, living with nature, without all the noise and traffic of town life; - BESS (battery storage). Sunnica has no experience of building battery storage to this scale and with a possibility of fire, creating lethal gases, who would want to live next to this kind of risk; - This seems to be greed from an investment company, with little consideration for the countryside and its population.