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Kings Lynn and west Norfolk are downwind ( prevailing wind) from the proposed incinerator and any time the emissions exceed any known safe levels people in Kings Lynn and west Norfolk are likely to...
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I object to the proposal because: It does not comply with national planning policy, including the national policy statements for energy, the National planning policy framework for waste and the U.K.’s...
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The local inferstructer will not stand the over crowded traffic it will cause. It will cause health issues to local schools and it goes against our government forecast in zero emissions
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I work within a few hundred feet of the proposed Medworth site. I have various concerns, namely future health implications to myself and my family. I believe the new PM confirmed that incinerators...
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it will bring minimal jobs to the town (less than 50) but the potential for job losses could be much higher (particularly local food factories), not to mention reduced house prices, horrendous traffic...
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All local councils have voted against it, there are enough incinerators in the area already and we should be recycling and not incinerating. Also it would mean waste being brought in from other areas...
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The proposed development is too close to existing private residences and to retail areas located on Cromwell Road. Additionally the significant increase of HGV traffic on the A47 will cause...
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I totally disagree with this incinerator being built in Wisbech. It is in an area that is close to schools and residential area! The infrastructure could NOT deal with the amount of extra vehicles...
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The location of this huge monstrosity should not be in an area where there are primary and secondary schools very close by. It will be almost on top of a retail park and a Tesco superstore. The...
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I have concerns regarding air pollution, both with CO2 and particulate matter. The fly ash will be toxic and require special landfill sites. The scale is far in excess of local requirements and the...
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CPRE Cambridgeshire & Peterborough objects in the strongest possible terms to this application. Following a request by local residents, CPRE have reviewed this proposal which is located close to an...
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1. Heavy lorry’s battering our already suffering roads in Fenland 2. Air pollution 3. Contamination of arable farming land where our food is grown 4. Contamination of grasslands from which livestock...
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I believe it would be a huge mistake to put an incinerator at the propsed site especially at the planned size. The proposed site is close to many houses and to schools, so I am very concerned about...
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Please find enclosed the Relevant Representation on behalf of the Environment Agency in relation to the above application for a Development Consent Order (DCO). The Environment Agency’s Role We are a...
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My concerns are not only the obvious health risks that the incinerator may bring, but also access. Both during the building of and supplying the incinerator would involve traffic on Weasenham Lane....
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The main road A47 cannot cope with the extra 300? lorries per day bringing in waste. If there is an accident or traffic lights on the A47 vehicles are diverted along the historic North Brink past...
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I'm against the project I have concerns about the increased amount of traffic if it's built the roads are overwhelmed already. The exhausted is a major concern. It will also be a eyesore.
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impact on extra traffic road congestion smell and noise school close by building containing food next to the site wildlife in the area
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I want to raise my co cerns about the seemingly poor consultation and misinformation about this project and about the irreversible environmental impact this project will have if it goes ahead
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Very concerned about the negative impact to air quality this incinerator will have from its working and from the vehicles delivering to it. The additional traffic on already congested and inadequate...
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I believe the location is too close to your Georgian Market town, as the crow flies it’s within 500mt of our main shopping centre and within around 750 mt of our schools. It is a ridiculous scheme so...
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It is not the right project for Wisbech: 1) Wisbech's roads are already very crowded and cannot handle such traffic: the local infrastructure cannot handle it 2) The incinerator will be too close to...
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I cannot see how the local infrastructure can cope with the increased traffic. I am very concerned about the smell. How can this be good for the environment if the waste is being driven hundreds of...
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The traffic on the A47 is already a problem so traffic cuts through the back roads and along to the historic North Brink where Wisbech Grammar School is located creating gridlocks and endangerment to...
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This development will significantly impact negatively upon the health of myself and family. We live within 2km of the proposed incinerator and in line with prevailing winds. The long term fallout of...
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I am deeply concerned on the incinerator impacting on air pollution, road congestion, house prices and impact on the local community as well as the impact on the local wildlife.
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Will the government offer compensation for the loss of value to my home, making a move away from an area with a incinerator impossible. Will there be compensation for the environmental loss, birds,...
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The “Medworth” plan is ill conceived in several respects, and belies the government's ecological claims. I submit that, since this is not wartime, it is unconstitutional and irresponsible of the...
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Although West Norfolk and King’s Lynn could be more affected than Wisbech by airborne pollution from the incinerator given the existing weather conditions, the residents of King’s Lynn were not...
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Pollution Safety Political instability locally
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Roads and infrastructure
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1. Need: England is at incineration overcapacity. Defra statistics show that “Waste sent for incineration increased by 0.8 million tonnes (7.7 per cent) to 12.5 million tonnes in 2020/21 compared to...
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We do not want a incinerator, when air pollution is already killing people, and causing lung disease Also there are orchards in the fields all around the incinerator and farmers crops growing for the...
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Anglian Water is the statutory undertaker for water services in the application area. Consultation with the Applicant has taken place regarding several matters, critically on Protective Provisions and...
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I feel the positioning of this incinerator is totally unacceptable. There are schools, and a thriving town centre within a mile of the proposed site. We generally get south easterly wind here, so...
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The project will generate very significant carbon and particulate emissions both embedded in its initial construction and most especially generated from its daily operations. At its proposed capacity,...
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Please see attached relevant representation.
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1. Health implications for people working and living within Wisbech. 2. Increased traffic and congestion on roads which are already over crowded and in appalling state of repair. 3. Increased traffic...
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My concerns regarding the proposed incinerator are as follows: 1. The additional heavy traffic on the A47 and Cromwell Road. 2. The smell from the piles of waste and the loaded vehicles. 3. The...
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The traffic is already terrible in the mornings when getting to work with traffic jams and the roads are in such a bad way that I have to keep having tyres replaced, alloy wheels put right because of...
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Traffic Jams
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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...
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I wish to object to the construction of Wisbech incinerator. IMO this is a poor way of getting rid of refuse, much of which can be recycled. There is also the pollution of carbon dioxide and God knows...
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I do not agree with the incinerator. Wisbech is too small for such a large project. The roads won't cope with the increased traffic, it's placement is too close to the school and food is grown in the...
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The proposed site is within an historic market town. I am concerned about the impact on health to the local community and buildings that both the inevitible increase in heavy traffic and the plant...
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Health consequences and traffic congestion on an already overloaded road system
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Very concerned about health and environmental impact. Will comment further when more details available.
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The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) consider that the Project (Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat & Power Facility) is likely to have a significant impact on its operations,...
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As an owner of a business situated on the industrial estate where this project is going to be built, it is important to note my rejection against this project. The impact on my business as well as the...
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Traffic congestion, health consequences and impact on local jobs