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I object to the proposed installation of the solar farm. My main observation is the energy produced will be at its maximum when the demand for it will be at its lowest. I say this from personal...
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Building solar farms on quality farmland is a poor choice, We’re facing global food shortages. Also solar generated power isn’t viable. There are better more productive ways for generating green...
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North Kesteven District Council wishes to register its interest in making submissions in relation to agricultural land impacts; including cumulative agricultural land impacts alongside other...
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I object to the installation of solar panels to cover an enormous area of our precious countryside. Solar power is an inefficient method of obtaining energy. It is not a continuous power supply, only...
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There are proposals for a large number of very large solar farms in the West Lindsey area which I believe are not proportional. We need the land to remain in agricultural use and for the amenity it...
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This will have a severe impact on the equestrian and farming communities in the area. The height and number of these solar panels will cause distress to animals who are used to clear open fields and...
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I object this scheme,like Cottam and the other 2. We will be covered in millions of panels and our countryside and farming industry will be decimated. It will not only change our landscape,it will...
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We do not want to see our fields disappear under solar panels on an industrial scale. We moved to the countryside to enjoy the wide open spaces, birds and wildlife and we do not want to walk among 4m...
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The expansive of solar farms should be considered as a whole along with the other companies proposing thr farms. Its a huge area that will be lost for the purpose of growing food. I do not agree with...
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The scale of the project
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Good agricultural land should not be used in this way This land should be used for growing food to feed the country
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I strongly object to the Gate Burton solar farm proposal. It is just 1 of 4 Solar, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) within a few miles of each other and together these would...
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I most strongly oppose the Gate Burton scheme.It is an appalling idea to destroy farmland,the coiuntryside,the local economy,the rural setting of the villages this will affect in the name of fake...
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I am in favour of renewable power where it brings real value. Our company does work for several offshore wind farm operators and I am installing solar water and PV systems to our house. However, I...
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This 3,500 acre proposed solar development is a disaster for food production, the landscape and environment. It will dominate the local communities spoiling lovely much needed agricultural countryside...
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An horrific waste of productive farmland whilst world food reserves dwindle. Use non-fertile plots.
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I honestly think any sort of eco project is what’s best for our environment and l know people are saying it’s using agricultural land however fields which have been full of rapeseed for as long as I...
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The Gate Burton Energy Park proposal, of around 3,500 acres, is 1 of 4 Solar Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) within a few miles of each other and in total they would amount to...
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1. The Gate Burton proposal is Just 1 of 4 Solar, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) within a few miles of each other. Together this would be the largest solar farm complex in...
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I strongly object to this project on a number of grounds: 1. I believe these four solar projects should be considered as one. These four large projects effectively join together to produce a massive...
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This scheme is one of four to be considered as National Infrastructure projects. The four plans should be considered together. They will account for thousands of acres of agricultural land, and stop...
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Land is finite and is obviously necessary for food production whereas solar panels can and should be placed on buildings. Hundreds of new houses built in our village without one solar panel - what a...
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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 West...
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My name is Prof Mike Alder. I am Professor(Emeritus) in Rural Environment at Essex University. My specialisms include land use, soil science and agriculture. I am currently Vice Chair of the Solar...
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The Parish Council currently supports objecting to the applications on the grounds of wildlife, importance of losing agricultural land, bio-diversity and the scale of the applications.
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Much of the scheme is being built of good quality grade 3A land, which would be better suited to agriculture. Farmland should not be used for solar sites until all other locations have been explored -...
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Following consultation with our parishioners the community objects to the proposed Gate Burton project which is one of 4 schemes covering around 10,000 acres of actively farmed arable land situated...
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1. Decarbonisation a. I fully accept that we as a country need to embrace the decarbonisation agenda and that solar plays an important role, but it must be installed in the correct places. The UK is...
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Following consultation with our parishioners the community objects to the proposed Gate Burton project which is one of 4 schemes covering around 10,000 acres of actively farmed arable land situated...
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My name is Shaun Kimberley and my wife and I own a 7 acre field on the Notts/Lincs border that is about to be destroyed by this project. Several companies wish to lay power cables through it for the...
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Technology inefficient and needs a vast amount of land for the solar panals. Poor return to the area spoil countryside in an historic area of interest. Change of use of land from critical agricultural...
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Oppose large scale solar farms on agricultural and development land. Solar should be encouraged more on domestic, agricultural and industrial buildings instead. this will then not impact on the...
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I live in an area (Lincolnshire) that will end up being surrounded by solar panels. Its a rural location and the land the panels will be sited on are used for cereal and crop production. The Gate...
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The comparable use of food acreage to kilowatt output is the lowest possible choice available, wasting highly productive food producing farmland. Five wind turbines would produce more than 5,000 acres...
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The comparable use of food acreage to kilowatt output is the lowest possible choice available, wasting highly productive food producing farmland. Five wind turbines would produce more than 5,000 acres...
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To large in scale
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Thank you for providing the opportunity for us to provide feedback on the current Gate Burton Solar Farm proposals. Likewise, thank you for the detailed maps and drawings. Please note we refer to both...
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All grades of soil including 3b should be retained for food production. More energy is needed in winter when there is less sunlight. Visual changes to the landscape from high ground.
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I think that the construction of this solar farm will affect the day to day life of people leaving in the area. I am concerned about the road traffic and the noise and how it will affect wildlife and...
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I object to this proposal for the following reasons: Inadequate level of consultation My understanding is that there are actually 4 solar projects being proposed in this area. The question arises as...
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I oppose the proposed solar farm project due to the scale or the proposal, the damage it will do to local wildlife, the visual impact on a beautiful area of countryside, the loss of prime agricultural...
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Concerned about size and scale of application and impact on prime agricultural land and village communities.
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I would like to express my dismay and absolute horror at the proposed solar park complex at Gate Burton, a total 3500 acres taken out of farm production creating industrialisation of the countryside,...
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This a vast project destroying the beauty of our countryside and covering a massive amount of kilometres. It will greatly affect wildlife along with the lives of people who are impacted by its...
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There are actually 4 solar projects being proposed in this immediate area, so why they are not being considered as one. Given that the 4 projects would result in the largest solar farm in the whole of...
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I live in Springthorpe a quiet and pleasant rural conservation village in the heart of the English countryside. For many generations farmers have worked the extremely productive and beautiful arable...
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I am completely against taking viable agricultural land out of food production
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It is true there is a climate emergency but we as a country within the U.K. and within the worldwide climate emergency can do our part by protecting the greenbelt, ancient woodlands and best and most...
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The proposed development is excessive; there are better alternatives for the location of solar panels that avoid utilisation of good arable land.
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There are many reasons why this planning should not go ahead. The loss of farmland, damage to habitats of wildlife, loss of earnings for farmers and a complete change to the character of the area. My...
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The planned solar farm is too extensive and takes up valuable arable farm land.
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THE USE OF ARABLE LAND FOR SOLAR PANELS IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS. WE ARE TOLD WE HAVA COST OF LIVING CRISIS, YET ARABLE LAND WHICH COULD BE USED FOR FOOD PRODUCTION IS POTENTIALLLY BEING GIVEN OVER. I...
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I strongly object to the Gate Burton solar farm proposal. It is just 1 of 4 Solar, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) within a few miles of each other and together these would...
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I think taking up valuable arable.land for this purpose is criminal. We can use buildings and existing infrastructure to provide the much needed power we need. If the government is so committed to...
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Putting solar panels on good agricultural land is a threat to food security for future generations. The population continues to increase, houses are being built on agricultural land, for example at...
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Thank you for consulting the Forestry Commission on this proposal. As the Governments forestry experts, we endeavour to provide relevant information to enable the project to reduce any impact on...
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I object to this plan on environmental grounds To oppose the solar farm on arable land and the disruption to wildlife
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I am against this proposal. I consider myself to be very green but I think the installation of solar panels on such a huge scale is a total disaster. Firstly I don’t think Gate Burton solar farm...
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I am against this proposal. I consider myself to be very green but I think the installation of solar panels on such a huge scale is a total disaster. Firstly I don’t think Gate Burton solar farm...
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I will be adding further comments in due course once I have had the opportunity to study the submitted documents in detail. The documents produced during the community engagement phase were nothing...
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Dear Sir/Madam MOD Safeguarding– East 1 WAM Network and RAF Scampton Proposal: Gate Burton Energy Park Limited (company number 12660764) of Stirling Square, 5-7 Carlton Gardens, London, United...
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The main issues are that it is a massive project that is being put alongside three other projects that will dominate an industrialise an agricultural area. The projects are being presented as separate...
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Gate Burton Energy Park (GBEP) is just one of four giant solar proposals in West Lindsey and all within a 6 mile radius. It is therefore quite obvious that this is one 2000MW (peak) solar project...
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the above application. Some of the proposed sites are within the Upper Witham Internal Drainage Board district and a number of Board maintained watercourses...
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This is just 1 of 4 proposals in our area, we would like you to consider all four as a whole rather than independently, as this will make a huge impact on our infrastructure and local area. The Gate...
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It appears from the plans submitted by the applicant that their proposed development is to be constructed within close proximity to two Exolum high pressure fuel pipelines. Such works would require...
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Strictly object to the use of good farmland for this project
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The cumulative effects of all these mammoth solar projects will be absolutely devastating to the villages in the West Lindsey district, totally changing the character of the rural environment that we...
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I fully understand the need for self sufficiency but at what cost? The money thrown at this panic built solar farm is ill conceived at best. We should be tackling this issue by compulsory making all...
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This application is one of four that would absolutely overwhelm our rural area. As a farming family we are appalled that our countryside could be industrialised with the loss of farming land and huge...
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Why has lincolnshire been selected as the coverage area for solar projects? Why have solar projects been prioritised over wind farms as wind farms can generate more power than required hence why they...
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I strongly object to losing such huge areas of productive farmalnd to industrialised solar factories, weakening our food security, increasing crime and decreasing our quality of life, mental health...
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I am mainly concerned about the loss of agricultural land and the potential threat to wildlife and the environment from toxic elements used in pv cell manufacture. I also have concerns about the...
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I strongly object to this project as this will be a huge blight on the countryside in which I live. I choose to live in the countryside for the simple reason it is the countryside. If I wanted to be...
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Applications for PV Arrays, Electricity Generating Substations and Associated Infrastructure to support the NSIP development located in the District of West Lindsey in the County of Lincolnshire...
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I am concerned about local protest groups who oppose the solar farm due to unfounded opinions and NIMBYism. Their opposition is focuses upon food security (in an energy crisis), biodiversity (solar...
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1. All FOUR applications that effect 10,000 acres should be viewed together. 2. Food production is vitally important to the countries self sufficiency particularly in this time of conflicts and...
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I object to valuable arable land being destroyed by a solar panel development. As there are four proposed sites for solar panels in this area, which will total around ten thousand acres, I feel that...
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1. What an eyesore the Gate Burton solar project will look like whilst travelling into and through the area. 2. Farm land is for farming, not for generating small amounts of electricity when the sun...
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This project is one of a number of solar farms that are being proposed for our region. The total extent of these is 18 square miles. This total development will impact the well-being of the residents...
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We should not be taking out farm land for solar projects if the UK is going to be self sufficient in food production, solar panels belong to industrial buildings, food production comes before solar
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Wish to object to the project due to vast size of the development
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FROM: STUART MENZIES TO: NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING??OBJECTIONS TO THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR FARMS ON UP TO 10000 ACRES OF LINCOLNSHIRE FARMLAND?? 1. GENERAL COMMENTS These solar farms should...
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Tillbridge Solar Limited is proposing to build a project for the construction, operation (including maintenance) and decommissioning of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panel arrays and a...
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1. Much of the scheme is being built of good quality grade 3A land, which would be better suited to agriculture. 2. Farmland should not be used for solar sites until all other locations have been...
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Could we make better use of land between solar farms? Size of solar farms, will just look at a sea of glass. Need more renewable energy production, but in right places, ie, new build house roofs and...
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I feel that the size and density of this project (in addition to other, similar local projects) will irrevocably and negatively dominate the local landscape, take good agricultural land out of use and...
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Wholly inappropriate unsustainable development doing irreparable damage to the environment and local amenity. It takes quality farmland out of valuable production; puts dangerous traffic onto roads...
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This is just one of FOUR proposals for solar farms in this area which is going to substantially alter the character of the landscape. They should be looked at in total and not as individual sites. The...
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1. The Gate Burton proposal is Just 1 of 4 Solar, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) within a few miles of each other. Together this would be the largest solar farm complex in...
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This huge project will cover thousands of acres of productive farmland. It will be unsightly, especially from the Lincoln Cliff. It is industrial in its scale in a highly rural landscape. It is close...
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Hopefully Gate Burton Energy Park will be assessed as one of four energy parks, taking into account that four energy parks will be in very close proximately to each other, in all covering 10,000...
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I strongly object to this project, covering farm land with 4.5 meter high glass panels over 3500 acres is not in keeping with the environment it will not blend into the landscape which here in...
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I am against the scheme as thousands of acres of our Lincolnshire food producing farming land will be destroyed. With the current situation with in the war in Ukraine and both Ukraine and Russia...
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I fully understand we need renewable energy resources. It was stated when we were going through the Brexit process it was the opportunity to become more self-sufficient in food production reducing...
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I oppose this project. This is one of several huge potential solar installations in a 6 mile radius. This project will ruin several thousand acres of productive arable land for many years. It is too...
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Concerned about loss of habitat and wildlife Size of the application Will just see a sea of glass Loss of agricultural land
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The proposed project makes use of agricultural land at a time we should be looking at becoming more self sufficient and less dependent on importing our food. It will change the landscape and impact...
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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...
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Anglian Water Services Limited (Anglian Water) is the statutory undertaker for water and sewerage services in the application area. Jacobs UK Limited is supporting Anglian Water as an Interested Party...
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