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Loss of agricultural land leading to need of imported food. Loss of habitat and decline of certain species and unintentional confinement of wildlife. Loss of rural views and countryside peace and open...
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Concern as to the size of the project / the impact on biodiversity
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My main concern is the loss of prime farming land, this area has three ongoing project proposals, this project, Gate Burton and Cottam which is anticipated in covering 16 square miles!! this is too...
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This West Burton proposal is 2,000 acres. One of four solar, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) within a few miles of each other. Together this would be the largest solar farm...
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Our small 350 acre family farm will effectively be surrounded by 7000 acres of solar panels for the next 40 years. I think its obvious what the practical, social and emotional impact will be for us:...
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I am writing on behalf of my husband and myself to object in the strongest terms to the whole proposal of a 10,000 acre solar ‘farm’ in our area, and as the West Burton project is currently being...
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Far too big in the local community as Lincolnshire seems to be taking up the rest of the country Solar with the lowest population density. And such a big provider of food and with poverty on the rise...
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Like all the other proposed solar panel schemes locally this will be on agricultural green belt land, we are already starting to experience food poverty and facing shortages in the shops and increased...
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The extent of the development is excessive and if granted will repurpose valuable agricultural land when there are plenty of valid alternatives e.g., solar panels should be located on all new building...
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While renewable energy sources are critical for reducing our carbon footprint, I believe that this should not be achieved at the expense of our agricultural lands. Firstly, the conversion of...
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This is 1 of 4 Solar NSIPs within a few miles of each other and together would be the largest solar farm complex in Europe, amounting to over 10,000 acres. Given the impact upon the community as a...
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10000 ha will be lost for growing food. 4 proposals should be considered together.Solar. panels should be on house, building roof. 4.5 metres is to high and will ruin the landscape value. Wildlife...
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1) I judge the return on the proposed investment is poor when considered in the context of when the energy will be produced and the loss of a valuable food source. 2) I judge that money would be...
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This is a flawed project because it is a threat to food security for future generations. The population continues to grow, with demands for more housing, houses are being built on good quality...
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All of the solar farms in this area need to be submitted as a whole the area is vast and uses too much agricultural land that could be used to grow food.
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I do not support any of the 4 projects, in particular - its routing. All 4 projects should be looked at as 1. The scale is astronomical. On a personal level as a small land owner, it destroys anything...
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All this land needs to be kept as agricultural land. Recent events have shown that we need to become self sufficient as a country. Added to that these are rural areas and should be left as such and...
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1. The West 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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Wind power is a lot more efficient Solar will ruin walking areas important to people’s mental health. It’s unsightly and may reduce property value. Solar should be on large building roofs which are...
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Taking farmland where crops are grown Impact on wildlife Impact on residents Disturbance of the Roman toad
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In the interests of national food security it seems madness to use good farmland for projects such as solar energy. There are unproductive areas, roofs, brownfield sites etc which could (and should)...
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Although I am for the development of Solar energy as a sustainable method for energy production I am firmly against this project due to its scale and impact on our beautiful Lincolnshire countryside....
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We need our farmland for the production of food which is vital for us to be less dependent on imports. We also should be putting solar panels on the rooftops of warehouses supermarkets, shopping malls...
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This is not the most constructive way of making use of solar energy. There are many industrial as well as farm buildings with roof space that could be used to incorporate this system. There are...
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This project uses valuable arable farm land and is too extensive, there are other workable plans.
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Solar panels supply power intermittently and not at night. These panels will be sited on valuable prime farm land which a better use would be the production of food as a country we are not self...
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I believe that this and the other SPF planned for the area are too large, spoiling the area, taking valuable farmland out of production. Also solar is not the be-all answer in our quest for renewable...
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I am sad to think the wonderful rural views and with it the wildlife I have so enjoyed to watch particularly birds of prey will be lost, unless small mammals are allowed to roam freely across our...
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I understand the wind farms are not as successful as first thought, as I understand the infrastructure cannot deal with the extra electricity they product and are turned off during curtain hours, so...
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I am strongly opposed to the development of solar farms in Lincolnshire. This is one of four nationally significant infrastructure projects within a few miles. The four proposals are being examined...
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The loss of this farmland will be detrimental to the UK food supply, impacting the farmers and their families incomes. The fencing surrounding the proposed solar farms and increased traffic during...
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In this time in the UK there are already major food shortages, please do not allow these massive solar projects on prime agricultural land, because they will never go back or returned to prime...
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West Burton 3 will be 200 metres from our house. Power lines will run behind our property, the wide open views to Lincoln and the cathedral will be lost. Along with Gate Burton, Tilbridge Lane and...
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The 4th NSI Project on our doorsteps now going to occupy the best part of 7000 to 8000 acres of good quality arable land We will be losing this food production area for 40 years Agriculture in...
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Although project information states when construction will start there is no attempt at estimating how long it will take to completion. Nor how many households would benefit. It won't replace the...
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This project along is one of four currently being progressed; Cottam, Gate Burton, West Burton and Tillbridge Solar. Collectively these projects will cover approximately 10,000 ACRES of good farm...
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The West Burton Solar Project has the potential to directly affect the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's ("UKAEA") plans for the future of the EDF West Burton Power Station. UKAEA researches...
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I don’t think the project should be happening, the natural land needs to remain intact
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What are the reinstatement obligations of the developer at lease end? Is wording within the lease of the land strong enough to ensure the land is protected in the long term to ensure it is made good...
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The proposal will swallow up a large section of the picturesque Lincolnshire landscape and turn it into something more like an industrial area, not only is this undesirable for those resident nearby...
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My concerns are around the transportation of the infrastructure to sites and the narrow lanes, many of which do not have proper foundations and weak verges. I am also concerned for the loss of mature...
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Part of the cable route seems to cross the south west corner of my land and i have not had any communication or the chance to discuss. With a large field to the south and west why is this required. I...
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Arable land for food not solar, plenty of disused sites that could house solar
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I do not agree with it at all.
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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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There are a number of reasons for my objection to this proposal. Solar power is a legitimate alternative source of renewable energy, but as with everything there are trade offs. I could support a...
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Precious agricultural land should not be used for solar panels. The land should be used to grow food for people and wildlife and/or to grow trees to absorb carbon and support wildlife. Solar panels...
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This endless desire to fill our countryside and agriculture land with endless acres of glass and irresponsibly placed BESS is a fundamental breach of our, your voters and tax payers, human rights....
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I wish lodge my objections against this wholly inappropriate development. My many concerns include the use of active arable farmland that are required to bolster the UK food security, the huge...
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Waste of valuable farmland
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I am against the use of good arable land being used simply because there is a convenient link to the grid and causing us to have to import food and oils. It will ruin bridle ways and pathways and...
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This is one of four outrageously large solar industrial installations in one geographical location. It will, with the other three, potentially waste 10000 acres of productive land for decades. There...
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This project is one of four currently under development. The project of West Burton should be considered alongside; Cottam, Gate Burton and Tillbridge Solar. The estimated land loss for these projects...
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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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Feel totally against the proposal . It’s a waste of good farming land and a waste of resources . These solar panels need to be placed on rooftops and not use up valuable land . We are being totally...
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The land that these developers want to use to build these solar arrays should be being used for farming and/or growing food. The population of our small island is growing day on day, and we need the...
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For me, the main issue is the removal of agricultural land from food production and transferring it for over a generation to solar panels
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I believe the impact of large area's of solar panels on the landscape and countryside would be devastating to both farming, wildlife habitat and the surrounding vista. Agricultural land should be...
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Hello - this is the third of four solar farm applications that in total will cover 10,000 acres of Lincolnshire farming land. This will take an enormous amount of arable land out of food production....
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I keep reading about how there is a huge movement to protect nature in most parts of the country. There are rewinding schemes,an encouragement not to mow grass in May,schemes to protect wildlife, NHS...
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My husband and I went to Edwinstowe in the week and passed an area that used to be part of the colliery. The land alongside the road had been covered with solar panels, I might add not as large as the...
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This application from West Burton Solar Ltd needs to be considered alongside the other proposed solar farms including Cottam, Gate Burton and Tillbridge. Together the proposals intend to take up c...
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Objection in principle
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This project should not be considered in isolation. There are a number of similar projects being planned in the immediate vicinity. They should all be taken into account at the same time.
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My primary concern is that there are multiple applications being made for solar farms in Lincolnshire and each is being considered independently of others. This is unacceptable and there should be a...
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this project will decimate the local countryside far too many panels of extreme size. the area is prime food producing land the batteries are close to the village and are a danger to life place the...
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This project is proposed to cover 2000 acres of grade 3b farmland that is listed as good on the Defra website, do you think that it is right to lose such a valuable food producing area to an...
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This is one proposal for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project of four in the local area, applied for separately in an attempt by the developer to shield the sheer size of the project,...
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The project will lead to the loss of valuable farmland. This project along with the huge number of other solar projects planned for the area will lead to the loss of landscape and public amenity.
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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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I’m concerned that this proposal is on farmland and the detrimental effect this will have on our precious wildlife. There must be brownfield sites that could be used for solar panels instead of...
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Lost of food producing land, solar production isn’t viable in this country, (wind and hydropower produce better returns) power generated cannot be stored for when it’s required, eg evenings and...
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I have been granted planning permission (west Lindsey application number 145882)for 2 agricultural buildings and a yard for my new agricultural business I had great support for my application and the...
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Cable crossing my land. Concern about disrupting wet marshland
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Use of productive, arable, food producing land for erecting solar panels. Excessive concentration of solar panels in one specific area. Isolation of wildlife habitat by enclosing land containing solar...
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As well as the environmental impact, and the impact on the appearance, the increase in traffic in the area will overload the local infrastructure. Nothing is being offered to those impacted as...
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The project and it's sister projects are not wanted by the vast majority of local people I have spoken to and myself. They are an unwelcome change to arable land, unsightly and don't seem an efficient...
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As a local charity, should the project go ahead we will be interested in any funding opportunities arising from it.
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Saxilby with Ingleby Parish Council – Position Statement Solar Farm Proposal This position statement sets out Saxilby with Ingleby Parish Council and wider community view on the principle of large...
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This effects my mental wellness, these solar panels would be straight in front of my lounge window less than fifteen feet away ! The noise will be unbearable I saved for many years to purchase my...
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The District Council wishes to provide comments in relation to Chapter 19: Soils and Agriculture of the ES, noting that the detailed ALC survey of the agricultural soil survey area found agricultural...
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I wish to voice my objection to the proposal on the grounds of the unsustainable desecration of arable land which this project, and others like it, are bringing to the British countryside.
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I wish to register the following comments and objections to this scheme: The West Burton proposal is just 1 0f 4 Solar Nationally significant Infrastructure Projects within a very small rural area....
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From the residents of Brampton Village, the majority view is clear. We are against the siting of 2000, 4.5m solar panels close to this small, rural village, together with battery storage buildings in...
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This solar farm is one of several that have been applied for in our region. These will have a significant impact on our quality of life as well as the value of our properties. They will industrialise...
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I am vehemently against the siting of 2000, 4.5m solar panels close to this small, rural village, together with battery storage buildings in Marton, for clear, rational reasons. 1. The sheer scale of...
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I feel the use of farmland has not been considered & that the impact on food production may not be immediate but it will have an adverse impact in years to come. Farmers are in a win win situation as...
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As a local resident, I am dismayed by the sheer scale of this project: it risks changing i.e. disfiguring the Lincolnshire landscape for a generation, whilst yielding benefits that may quickly be...
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Please don't allow this project to go ahead and destroy perfectly good farm land. The damage this over sized project will do for the next 40 years is mind blowing. The location is inappropriate and...
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West Burton Solar Project (WBSP) 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 a 2000MW (peak) solar project...
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1) We need all available land to ensure that we are as self sufficient as possible in food production in this country. With Global uncertainty (Ukraine war) and environments aspects (North Africa and...
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Land is finite and farming land in particular should be used for providing food security .Solar Panels can and should be placed elsewhere.
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My comments and objections are outlined below: 1. This is just one of 4 NSIP projects within the same area of Lincolnshire, covering over 10000 acres of arable land, and would be the largest in...
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That all of the proposals, ie Cottam , West Burton , Tillbridge ,be looked as one rather than split into individual applications due to the enormous consequences of the schemes. This is one of four...
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My comments and objections are outlined below: 1. This is just one of 4 NSIP projects within the same area of Lincolnshire, covering over 10000 acres of arable land, and would be the largest in...
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Our country lacks biodiversity and security in food production. Using good agricultural land for solar is misplaced and will make these issues worse. We should site Solar on buildings. The technology...
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1) My main objection to this proposal is that it is disingenuous and is attempting to avoid proper planning consideration by not recognising that this application is only one of 4 in the neighbouring...
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REPRESENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY VIEWS ON THE PROPOSE 4 VARIOUS SOLAR FARMS IN AND AROUND OUR COMMUNITIES TOTALLING 2GW OF POWER
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l am writing express my opposition to the proposed large scale Solar Farm developments in our immediate vicinity comprising Cottam Solar Project, West Burton Solar Project, (both proposed by Island...
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This scheme, the nearest part of which is proposed to be approx 1/2 mile from my home, will destroy the visual aspects of the countryside in which I take daily walks. It will generate very significant...
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