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Representation by Tracy Marie Wilkins

Date submitted
30 March 2023
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

I oppose the project . This is one of several huge potential solar installations in a 6mile radius. This project will ruin several thousand acres of productive farming land . It is too close to existing settlements and will destroy the natural landscape . The use of land for rural recreation will be reduced or removed . There will be significant local infrastructure disruption. None of these downsides are compensated for the positive of the area . There is significant risk of damage and fire by the proposed associated battery storage facility. It is unfair and detrimental to place this amount of overt industrialisation of the rural area in one locality and remove the ability of local planning departments to consider it.