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This development is on prime farmland and recent events have taught that we must be more self efficient with our food supply. It will be a major blight on the local landscape and Essendine will be...
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I am a local resident and I would like to object to this proposal. The scale of the proposal is inappropriate for the location proposed. We are a small rural community surrounded by high quality...
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I feel the Mallard Pass solar farm proposed around our beautiful villages will be not only be far too large but hugely inefficient clustering sub-stations with disastrous consequences for the...
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I believe that we should support infrastructure projects and I am well aware that there will always be an impact on both local people and the surrounding environment. This particular solar farm does...
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I am strongly against these proposals on so many levels: sheer scale visual impact sourcing concerns loss of habitat traffic impact loss of productive land loss of amenity safety concerns increased...
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Sirs, I wish to register my support for this scheme. Given the current energy crisis and concerns about food security, Mallard pass seems to be a bit of a lightning conductor for anti-solar sentiment...
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It is my considered opinion that the proposed Mallard Pass Solar Farm development is inappropriate in scale as it will take out of production too much prime agricultural land all in one place. I also...
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I am a local resident who will be affected by this development directly I have diligently attended the webinar’s and consultation meetings, I have read with interest every report published by MPSF,...
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Wildlife being affected also extra traffic on the country roads
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I strongly oppose the erection of this massiveSolar Farm as it will blight our beautiful landscape and definitely have an adverse effect on the ecology of this natural environment. Not only will it...
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It will ruin viable agricultural land and destroy the ancient natural landscape. There must be unused industrial sites or non productive land that is not close to growing residential areas that can be...
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This is an appalling use of agricultural land, which could bring serious and long-term environmental and economic destruction to this green rural space for years to come.
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While I support renewable energy, the sheer size of this development proposal is grotesque in its scale and in my opinion the adverse impact on the local area seriously outweighs any upside. We made a...
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I am extremely concerned that there will be an excessive switch from prime agricultural land to power generation which should be undertaken in more environmentally friendly ways. In addition, I am...
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This project will be a huge impact on the local environment, villagers, general public, wildlife, biodiversity and habitats. There will be (yet another) loss of food producing land and agriculture, as...
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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,...
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The scheme proposes to make use of good arable land which will then be lost to agriculture for nearly half a century, possibly more if fertility is affected. Problems with flooding are inevitable,...
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Increased Flood Risk for properties in the flood prone village of Greatford and the local area. Misuse of vast area of good quality agricultural land. Desecration of massive area of wonderful quality...
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Whilst I support greener energy this project is so big it will dominate the landscape. Use of buildings to site solar panels would be more appropriate. This will have a negative effect on the local...
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Mallard Pass Solar Farm – objection I write to register opposition to, and concern about, the Mallard Pass Solar Farm proposal. I am an affected resident, and wish to be kept informed as an interested...
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Construction issues: 2 years of noise, light pollution, disruption and damage across 2,105 acre site and surrounding area. *Cabling to new sub-station may now run through Essendine on A6121 with...
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Construction issues: 2 years of noise, light pollution, disruption and damage across 2,105 acre site and surrounding area. *Cabling to new sub-station may now run through Essendine on A6121 with...
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I am opposed to this project on so many levels and have no confidence that it will be cost effective or appropriate for the country's energy needs long term. Our country needs to protect its...
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As a local resident to the Mallard Pas site, i want to register to be able to keep up to date with the progression of the application and also to be able to add my views and thoughts. In principle, I...
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I am someone who uses the bridle way Bra/1/1 on a regular basis I love the beauty of the countryside,this beautiful area will be ruined for walkers and riders who don’t use the paths to get from A to...
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Solar is the least efficient of all renewable energy sources. On average it can only deliver 11% of its stated output. On-shore wind is 3 times more efficient, off-shore even more efficient. That's...
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The proposed solar farm is too large and is of an inappropriate size for the area. It will have a significant negative visual impact on the area along with irreversible damage to prime agricultural...
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The parish I represent has 2 main objections to the project: 1/ The use of good grade 2 agricultural land for this purpose is not sensible, it should be used for food production; and other lower grade...
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Solar panels should not be erected on good quality agricultural land. The UK needs all the productive farmland that it has to grow food.
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As a local resident who frequently walks and cycles in the area of the proposed development, I strongly object to the proposed solar farm for the following reasons: Site size& location - The size and...
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Solar panels should be placed on the roofs of large buildings where they will be unobtrusive. They should not cover valuable farmland which should used for growing crops.
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I object, bad idea, good farm land.
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Utilising farming space for solar panel farm owned by non-UK companies in the middle of the beautiful English countryside is outrageous. Please don’t aggress our soil and countryside with such an...
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This project is out of proportion for the area and would swallow up a huge area of valuable prime agricultural land, damaging biodiversity and habitats for wildlife. The scale of the solar panels and...
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I am not against solar panels as a source of energy but I believe that they should be sited on existing roofs. I believe that it is wrong to take farmland out of production to site solar panels and I...
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I am concerned that the site will impact on our countryside, wildlife, and the change to the infrastructure of surrounding areas with the level of heavy plant entering the area. This will have a...
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Loss of farmland . Traffic. The environment. Compulsory purchase.
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I wish to lodge my thought of opposition to the Mallard Pass proposal to build a large solar farm around the village of Essendine, Rutland and surrounding areas. This planned development should not be...
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Consultations should be about being open with the community and if the community does not want this development then it should not happen. This is an area of rural natural beauty and it needs to be...
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My concerns about the proposed structure are as follows a. The use of perfectly good farm land when the local population is increasing all the time with developments in Bourne and Stamford. b. The...
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I am concerned about a)the use of good agricultural land being used for a solar farm. Food prices keep rising and we need land to grow more crops. Industrial units and new housing can quite adequately...
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The size of this project and the visual impact in the countryside. Loss of excellent agricultural farm land and the time scale before any solar energy benefit would be received, fifteen years !
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I object to the proposal for the Mallard Pass solar farm to be sited around Essendine for the following reasons: Loss of BMV farmland at time of growing concern about Food security. There needs to be...
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I object to the Mallard Pass Solar Scheme
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I live close by the affected site, and have many connections within the proposed area, including using it almost daily for leisure and recreation. The site is out of scale to the area it is proposed...
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The project would destroy a productive farming area and an area that is important for leisure activities.
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How Ridiculous to destroy such a beautiful rural area by such an awful development. Why are we not using the sides of motorways or factories/government buildings. You would never think of assessing...
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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust would like to thank the Planning Inspectorate for the opportunity to become an interested party in this planning application. We have been in communication with South...
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My concerns are primarily about the use of productive farmland for the solar array. UK needs food security as well as self sufficiency in green energy, IMHO would be much better to use the length of...
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This project will have a huge impact on where I live just outside Stamford with its lovely countryside,abundant wildlife narrow lanes,Bridle way’s and footpaths which are greatly used by many people...
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