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Representation by Adrian Riley

Date submitted
25 February 2023
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses
  1. The size and scale of the proposed development will have a significant and detrimental impact on the landscape causing environmental damage and disruption. The development, with solar panels deployed at such scale, plus all the associated infrastructure, will negatively impact the beauty of the vast uninterrupted views across the gently undulating Lincolnshire countryside. 2) The loss of farmland and countryside on the scale of the development will have an impact on biodiversity and habitat. This is acknowledged in the main consultation document with MPSF clearly highlighting the many adverse environmental impacts that will occur during the construction phase and subsequent decommissioning, stating only that they will do their best to avoid them. 3) At a time where lessons should be learnt about our reliance on global food chains, Government policy should be doing all it can to maintain and increase national agricultural production, not reducing it. 53% of the land MPSF is proposing to use is 53% BMV land. The proposal to use active agricultural land for solar panels, appears to be a relatively easy option to pursue, and demonstrates indifference and a lack of foresight and in Government policy. Alternative, but probably more challenging options for the deployment of solar panels are available, growing food to feed the population are not. 4) This development will also impact leisure and recreational activity. The solar farm will have a visual impact on sections of the 130 mile South Kesteven Way, a circular walk through the stunning unspoilt Lincolnshire countryside of South Kesteven, disrupting walkers' enjoyment through having to navigate around construction and the ultimate diversion of paths. 5) The area covered under the proposal is steeped in history and it is important that our generation do all we can to preserve that for future generations. The proposed development would change the character of land parcels lying within the wider and peripheral setting of several listed buildings