Representation by Elizabeth Brunton
- Date submitted
- 15 March 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I object to the Sunnica scheme based on: 1) The detrimental effect the size of the project will have on the local environment. 2) The solar farm will produce more carbon over its lifetime than it will save - this is surely counter productive? Therefore the building, and continued use of the solar farm will make the environmental problem it is supposed to solve far worse. Producing MORE carbon dioxide over its lifetime is not green energy!! 3) The project wilfully destroys the natural habitat for wildlife in the area at a time when we need more green spaces for our wildlife to thrive including our pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and moths which are all at risk. Since 1900, the UK has lost 13 species of bee, and a further 35 are considered under threat of extinction. These insects are important for the pollination of plants and flowers and our crops. 4)The loss of high quality agricultural land at a time when we need to become more self sufficient as a country. The United Kingdom cannot rely on imported food from other countries as is seen by the War in the Ukraine. The size of this project and where it is sited takes out a vast amount of agricultural land. 5) There are alternative, more cost effective, and less polluting energy sources. When I am older I want to be able to look my children in the eyes and say I did something to stop the wilful destruction of our wildlife and their habitats. There are better long term uses for this land, and uses which will promote a stronger future for us, our children, and our grandchildren. This solar farm is not the only answer to solving energy problems. And if people think it is then it is very short sighted. Look at the future and see if a world without green spaces, farming, wildlife, places for children to explore and play is a World worth the sacrifice? I wish to be registered as an interested party and kept informed of the project. Elizabeth Brunton, [Redacted]