Representation by Darren Kirk
- Date submitted
- 15 November 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I wish to make my objection clear to the proposed mega incinerator for our small market town. I am a director of a business based on Newbridge Lane in Wisbech We run a commercial vehicle body shop and as such, access to our premises for heavy goods vehicles is imperative. The A47 is the main access to our workshop and is already overloaded with traffic. Newbridge Lane is not a particularly wide road and lorries swinging out of our premises often have to cross lanes to do so. This is already stressful with the volume of traffic currently using the road. There are often HGV's parked along the road and adding a hugely increased amount of trucks would turn this area into pure chaos The area as a whole cannot cope with any more traffic, the A47 & A17 are main routes to the wonderful Norfolk Coast and are constantly congested I have built this business up from scratch. We are a family run business and employ fifteen people. These members of staff would find themselves having a much longer commute to and from work. There are a number of local firms that we work closely with necessitating frequent visits by members of our staff to these sites, and from their staff to us. Making these journeys would become much more difficult and time consuming causing us financial loss. Wisbech is a small town and not especially affluent. Our local business are very important to the town and I feel strongly that there are many of us would suffer hugely in the wake of such a monstrosity being built as we are certainly not equipped or have the infrastructure for such an intrusive project Secondly the environmental impact on the town & the residents along with the surrounding areas would be very concerning for the future of our families, along with the property values being affected This would surely be a nail in the coffin for Wisbech Whilst I understand there is a need for these type of projects, I hope that common sense prevails in this instance and this proposal goes no further as I’m sure there must be more suitable rural sites in areas away from thriving communities . Kind Regards Darren Kirk