Representation by Susanne Caroline Jennings
- Date submitted
- 10 October 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I strongly oppose this proposed project on several grounds, the main being concerns for the health and well-being of those resident in Wisbech. Pollution is already a problem here due to poor planning which includes a by-pass, as well as the drift of pesticides from nearby farm land. Siting a mega-incinerator in close proximity to a school, local hospital and the town itself would be injurious to health. This would be exacerbated by an increase in traffic congestion and increased pollution, something which has been well-documented as harmful not only to physical health but to mental health as well. Wisbech suffers already from being a deprived area (this despite its being the 'Capital of the Fens' and an area of architectural import, having the highest concentration of listed Georgian buildings in the country). On a fiscal note, I fear that were the project to go through, property prices would collapse. I also do not understand why this project has been promoted when it was rejected in King's Lynn and Waterbeach for siting in less built up areas.