Representation by Nicola Johnston
- Date submitted
- 23 March 2024
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Rural villages areas will be compromised in all ways. Nature paths will be destroyed forever. Homes for 1000’s of wildlife destroyed, natural flight paths for geese removed. Arable land destroyed, nutrients removed and washed away forever. Small country roads over used and will become a danger to all that choose a rural life. House prices will decrease in value having a long term effect on future investment and life style for those who live there. Visually everything destroyed. Grass, trees, hedge rows, marshes, 100’s of years old replaced with reflective humming shields. Energy store’s with no knowledge of long term impact in close proximity to villagers. This will introduce a consent stream of heavy duty vehicles, rat runs and bottleneck traffic to rural roads. The economy for the area which relies on its beauty for visitors for walks, camping and rural persuits will no longer be desirable. National forest land surrounds this area, this huge planned solar farm will detract and be in direct opposition to an area of natural beauty and the ethos of the National Forest . The long term impacts of solar farming on people and wildlife are not known. This should be developed away from villages and towns the negative impact is too great a price to pay when alternative areas are available.