Representation by Dr S Lawrence
- Date submitted
- 4 October 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The road infrastructure towards Wisbech is already inadequate and would not be able to sustain increased traffic of heavy vehicles. The air, visual, and noise pollution is not in the interest of the town or its people. There are a number of issues I would like to point to which make this application a travesty of justice and strongly indicate of the foregone conclusion. However, here are the things I would like the answers to please: 1. The project description seems to be incomplete, providing insufficient detail in respect of the proposed works as well as the environmental statement. The Environmental Impact Assessment has not been done but the Regulations require this to be included. It is not clear why this has not been done. 2. The findings of the Residential Amenity Assessment were not provided originally when the developer undertook to do it in January 2021. The amenities of Wisbech would be extremely negatively impacted in terms of air, visibility (the number of protected buildings in the area would serve to no purpose if a monster of a building overshadows them in the background), traffic, and noise. The proposal does not deal with any of these in any detail let alone try to mitigate or address them. 3. The lack of location specific weather data is a travesty of this application. The modelling of the local weather data along with the poor placement of the proposed project shows the completely inadequate response and a failure to give due consideration to the impact the project would have on the air pollution in and around the town. Our MP's statements on the breakdown of waste composition and the resulting carbon intensity of the project proposal shows the complete disregard for the town's population by the developer. 4. Likewise the traffic infrastructure towards Wisbech on A47 is inadequate for the increased traffic that would result towards the incinerator, and even more inadequate if the trucks would have to pass through the town. What is the number of incidents on A47? How would the increased heavy traffic impact on the already unsafe and unsatisfactory traffic provision for heavy load vehicles in the area? What are the routes the trucks would be able to take through the town? None of this is studied, planned, or data and solutions provided, suggesting that the developer just wants to create a money making project without regards to the population of town or nearby areas.