Representation by Violet L Cook
- Date submitted
- 17 February 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I live in the area designated for the Solar Farm proposal and I’m very unhappy about it. 1. I do not think Stamford should have to bear such a huge responsibility for solar power when it is a rural, residential environment. I don’t disagree that we need to find other ways to produce power for the future but this project is far too big and would be too damaging to the local community. 2. This is farming land – there is no reason to use this in preference to existing sites that have previously been developed. 3. I am worried about the wildlife that live here too. Why take away farmland and wildlife when we actually want to make these two things work better to help our planet? I think its important for the Government to focus on these things; • The scale of this project – its too big for the area, it does not take into account the size of other things in the area so it will dominate everything • The loss of the land for agriculture – we need to grow our own food as a country for the security of our future • The loss of our countryside, its important for life itself! • The impact of the project as it gets underway – they say it will take two years to build, and in that time it will change the course of life in this community.