Representation by Simon Bailey
- Date submitted
- 15 October 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The proposed location of the project is simply inappropriate. The location is accessible via a single highway, within extremely close proximity to the largest secondary school in the town, along with residential and commercial properties. The road in question is continuously being repaired by the highways and water companies because it keeps collapsing due to the considerable use of heavy goods vehicles already. Adding to this usage will only lead to further issues. As a resident who uses this road daily, and who resides nearby, I can assure you that the current infrastructure will be unable to cope with the requirements of the project. Further to the above infrastructure comments, as a local resident, I am also deeply concerned about the impact this project will have on our towns current large employers, who all have large sites within reasonably close proximity to the proposed site, and who will be extension also be using the aforementioned highway. My concern is that if their business begins to deteriorate, they may look to relocate, resulting in large volumes of job losses for local people - this will far outweigh any potential job opportunities that the project may provide. Finally, as a resident who resides closely to the proposed site, I am deeply concerned about the impact to my standard of living. I have researched heavily into other similar projects, and note that the impact on local communities is detrimental. Noise pollution, foul smells, rat infestations and damage to local infrastructure are all issues experienced by residents near to other sites. I am yet to see how any of these issues can be avoided by the project simply by the nature of the work in which it will undertake. I have lived in this town all my life. If the project in question brought more benefit than harm, I would have no issue. But it does not. I have seen no evidence to the contrary. The location for this proposal is simply inappropriate and must be urgently considered by the relevant authorities. Please feel free to contact me further to have an in depth discussion.