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I would like to register my objection to the proposed Sunnica Energy Farm. Whilst I accept there is a need for greener sources of energy and that indeed solar power can be a key part of this the...
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I oppose the Sunnica plan due to its detrimental impact on the environment and also its damaging effects on the wellbeing of the local community and the local infrastructure.
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My issue with the project is the sheer scale. This will have an enormous impact in the community and environment. In terms of community, the landscape will change forever - this will effect the local...
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Loss of vital grade one agricultural land. The impact on the farming community as regards loss of income, loss of businesses, loss of vital and sustainable food production, loss of employment. Lack of...
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Strong concerns of damage to the environment & views of the landscape. Loss of much needed agricultural land, for food. Loss of wildlife & its habitat. Concerns of batteries, so big & worries of fire...
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High grade valuable farmland must be used to provide food fir this country. Stop letting farmers lease their land to these idiotic companies. Wind and solar farms are nit efficient and most definitely...
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Size and construction of project :way too close to our village-less than 100 metres from my house :total loss of open farming land forever! :huge volume of concrete required will mean a huge extra...
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I don't want my local countryside covered by solar panels, I walk my dog around this area daily and it helps keep me sane. There will be no benefits to local people: no jobs, but immense disruption...
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TOO BIG AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT PEOPLE’s MENTAL HEALTH. A normal Solar Farm size is 75 to 100 acres. Sunnica’s is an Industrial Power Plant, the largest in Europe at 2,792 acres, equivalent to 2,115...
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This is a terrible waste of good grade farmland , it will devastate the local villages , this is far too big a planning matter and really can not be allowed to happen.
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This is an inappropriately large project in a rural location close to small villages. A greater quantity of green electricity could be generated by other means without the need to occupy so much...
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1. Fire hazard over areas near homes. Danger of escape of poisonous gases. 2. Profit will go to private company at expense of local environment. 3. Land used is good farmland and cannot be replaced....
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The size and scale of the proposed Sunnica solar energy facility will have a significant negative visual impact on the surrounding countryside for decades. This part of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire is...
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1/ I object to paying twice for my electricity. To allow for the grid to maintain supplies when the solar farm is not generating the other forms of generation need to be maintained. These other...
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Concentrating solely on the need to mitigate the worst effects of Climate Change will lead to further problems in the future. At this time of impending national emergency over the threat of war, there...
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Britain faces a worsening agricultural crisis if it presses ahead with turning thousands of acres of land into solar farms to meet net zero carbon targets. If the proposals are given the go-ahead, it...
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Hundreds of acres of farmland and beautiful countryside are going to be taken, disrupting natural beauty, ecology and wildlife. Surely there must be other more industrial types of sites that could be...
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- LOSS OF COUNTRYSIDE WHICH IS PRIME FARMING LAND - HABITATS FOR ANIMALS WILL BE LOST - SOLAR PANELS IN QUANTITY WILL SPOIL THE LOOK OF THE LOCAL VISTA - INCREASED COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT WITHIN THE AREA...
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From all that I have read and seen on the matter, I believe that Sunnica is a scheme that provides no direct local benefits: - No local jobs - Extensive disruption during construction – increase...
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I am strongly in favour of this application. I live in close proximity to where this will be built and have absolutely no objection to the planning. This is necessary to move this country forward in...
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The scheme is far too big. In this time to take away such amazing growing land is ridiculous. The wildlife that would be made extinct through putting such panels over the land cannot be measured. Many...
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- Increased site traffic destroying our roads, road safety concerns. - High quality farmland being destroyed. - Noise pollution. - Low efficience due low number of sunny hours in UK. - Wild life and...
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I have a massive concern in several areas! Firstly, the obvious one, as a country we can't afford to lose this amount of fertile farm land! Surely solar farms are better situated on contaminated or...
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1. Disruption to village residents 2. Fire hazard of battery storage units 3. Alternative sites should be sought in industrial locations 4. We already have many solar farms in this region 5. We need...
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I object to the Sunnica application on the following grounds: Environmental Impact - The devastation of the surrounding countryside, during construction, maintenance, lifespan and decommissioning of...
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After seeing the various paperwork and hearing the few answers Sunnica could adequately answer to pertinent and relevant questions I cannot believe that this application has got this far already....
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I would like to register my objection to Sunnica, my father trained in Newmarket and I spent my early years watching horses work on the world famous Limekilns. I now work in racing and live in...
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I am a very concerned Mum and Grandma letting this solar farm being built do close to my and surrounding villages. ..The danger of these units make me very frightened ...no one will say now safe these...
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In principle I have no objections with regards to this application of Sunnica Energy Farm, however, British Transport Police, is willing to provide further guidance and advice to help clarify the...
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The proposed buildings should not be built on agricultural land as we need to ensure our food security during these turbulent times. The energy storage batteries are too dangerous to be built close to...
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I reject the Sunnica application fully, I live in the village of Isleham here are some of the reasons to my objection. Disruption to my daily life and routine due to; • increased traffic, through the...
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I understand that there any many who don't want this built, I also understand that we are putting more strain on the country's national grid system with amongst other things the electric car, if we...
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- wholly inadequate consultation of the affected villages. - landscaping plans seen to date wholly inadequate and unlikely to shield any impact for several years at least. - construction period will...
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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...
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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...
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I am writing to object to the proposed Sunnica development close to my village for the following reasons:- The sheer scale of this development in a rural community. Whilst recent events have...
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Devalue property price Building works will interfere with daily commute Lack of local jobs
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I do not agree with putting these huge batteries on our arable land
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1. In this more and more unstable world the UK needs to be more self-sufficient, especially in the need to feed ourselves. The land proposed to be used for the Sunnica project is highly productive by...
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Good morning, I have a very strong objection to this massive unsafe eyesore. We live in a beautiful area of unspoilt Suffolk, we produce food and this area is the place for the sport of kings. It is...
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- Worried about loss of farmland. - Negative change to countryside - Concerned about fire safety and any other potential impact of battery storage units - We should find other areas to locate solar...
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I reject the Sunnica application fully, I live in the village of Isleham and there is only one field between our property and the solar farm. Objections include: Loss of agricultural land - whilst...
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This scheme is totally unacceptable. Destroying acres of much needed farmland, local employment and scenes of natural beauty amongst so many other factors.It will also affect the property prices, the...
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I feel that the size of the site is too big ,taking over land that should be used for food production . The land is Sandy and not perhaps suitable for arable crops but perhaps for animals . With the...
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The solar panels would cause more pollution after they have been used. It also takes up a lot of free space for farming. It would also put a risk to the houses in the area because they are prone to...
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I understand that there any many objections to this proposal, and I understand people's concerns, but I feel that in the current climate, that projects like this are essential to replace the existing...
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The proposed solar and battery power plant will waste 2800 acres of productive arable farm land growing vegetable and cereal crops, as this country is not food self sufficient thousands of tons of...
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Very concerned regarding traffic of high volume regarding 700 staff ,vans, heavy duty lorries and construction deliveries for 6 days a week for two years going past our house, as all roads quoted for...
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This industrial battery storage/solar farm proposal is in the wrong place. It is close to villages and is using good agricultural land which is used for food production. The battery storage is a fire...
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The proposed work will cause major disruption in the area making local journeys longer and problematic. The character of the surrounding land will be changed forever. Construction vehicles will clog...
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