Representation by Christine Cook
- Date submitted
- 7 October 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The location of the proposed site is completely wrong. It is in close proximity to homes, retail premises,gyms, clinics, offices, an eye clinic and is 750 metres from one of the largest high schools in Cambridgeshire. When future development of Wisbech is completed, the incinerator, if built, would be completely surrounded by homes, small businesses, retail areas, schools etc. The building may stop this future development. This proposed incinerator should be situated in a sparsely populated area away from centres of population. Traffic congestion is already a problem. There could be as many as 1 lorry every 11 minutes travelling through Wisbech to the site. This does not include staff vehicles or vehicles taking away ash waste. The pollution from these vehicles would be detrimental to public health. The value of property would be adversely effected. Prospective buyers would not consider buying a property in a congested, polluted area under the shadow of a 95 metre high chimney sticking up from the Fen landscape. The emissions/smell from such an incinerator would create a health hazard that should not be inflicted on the population.the lorries carrying industrial and commercial waste would be close to pedestrians including children walking to school.