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The idea of taking productive agricultural land out of use to depend on more imported food is sheer madness. This is part of the scramble to provide expensive, unreliable green energy by a method...
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Our wildlife is very dependent on these natural habitats, and the destruction of hundreds of miles of hedgerow will be devastating for the thousands of animal and insect species that inhabit them. At...
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1. Fillingham Parish Meeting (FPM) is against the proposed West Burton Solar Project large-scale development, because of its limited contribution to decarbonisation and the adverse consequences...
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I am concerned whether there will be any effect on the traffic on Church Lane, Broxholme, where my house lies. This leads to the agricultural land where the planned panels would be placed: 1) Dog...
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I am vehemently opposed to the siting go of Solar PV 1) on fertile agricultural land, particularly in this uncertain period of conflicts and difficulties in international shipping & supply of food...
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I am appalled by the present policies of this government regarding net zero. With a change of government sadly this will also be the policy. People are becoming poorer as a result and losing valuable...
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The proposed removal of so many established hedgerows is particularly disturbing! Back in the 1970s many big land owning farmers took out large swathes of hedging with disastrous results, soil erosion...
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The hedgerows should not be ripped put, this is too destructive and must not be done!
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I am concerned about the cumulative effect West Burton solar project will contribute to the other large solar projects proposed for this area. The scale of this industrial destruction of the farmland...
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This cannot happen -full stop. No one minds a few hundred panels but this government is going about renewable energy in totally the wrong way. The way of life for many people here will change forever...
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1. The project will have a negative impact on local property values. 2. The recent Scampton meeting mentioned that Net Zero targets were the driving force but surely this project is entirely...
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Our country was supposed to be levelling up. This project takes us further to a North/South divide. Do you think these projects would get the go ahead in the South East of England. No- because land is...
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Why take up valuable farm land and destroy hedges, I realise it will only be a very small percentage of agricultural land lost but as more projects happen then the percentage will go up, I realise...
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I support the campaign that we shouldn’t lose any of our hedgerows. I’m not opposed to solar panels but it needs to be on people’s roofs, not put in to the detriment of nature
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Marton & Gate Burton Parish Council would like to comment on the number of solar farms being proposed for the West Lindsey and surrounding areas. Whilst it is recognised that the established Power...
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I am concerned that farm land which we need to produce food will be industrialised. I think our beautiful countryside which we all enjoy will be ruined and the wildlife that need the trees hedges and...
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As a business owner in this area NEVILLE BARNES LTD Agricultural engineers and supplier of agricultural spares My business would be greatly impacted by these solar proposals in short my business would...
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In my opinion both food security and energy security are both important. It seems to me that taking away perfectly good farm land in order to erect solar farms, which let's face it, are an inefficient...
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Solar panel should be put on factories and housing not land that is used for food production
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We object to the proposals for inclusion of infrastructure across the landowner client's land which affects their existing and future use of the land in question, south of West Burton Power Station.
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We object to the proposals for inclusion of infrastructure across the landowner client's land which affects their existing and future use of the land in question, south of West Burton Power Station.
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The cumulative impact of 4 projects will be devastating on that section of Lincolnshire countryside, an area known for its beauty and tranquility. Whilst I understand the need to produce green energy,...
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I am concerned about the maintenance of the site and need to know what will happen to the panels at the end of their life. I am concerned about dangers of lithium and ion batteries to health. I am...
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I am a avid bird watcher so the removal of miles of hedging especially Hawthorn which is recognised as one of the very best hedges for wildlife as it can support over 150 different species of insects...
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my husband and i own a field on the grid connection corridor to the proposed solar panels , we have obtained planning permission to build 2 agricultural buildings and yard on our field to create an...
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No to land being used for wind and solar power. The North Sea is the place for this money making scheme. What happened to tree and hedge row planting for tax or has that scheme stopped now in favour...
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It is very disappointing that it is deemed necessary to remove productive arable farm land from the food and energy chain when the resources could surely be used to offer solar panels on rent free...
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My main concerns are the loss of agricultural, food producing land and the loss of habitat for wildlife
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I am wholeheartedly against this project using Lincolnshire agricultural land
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I strongly object to this proposal. It would mean a great loss of good farmland and a loss of jobs in the farming sector. Loss of important open space (highlighted as essential in the Local Plan)...
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This would completely ruin the rural community I call home. It would increase food insecurity. It would take away beautiful countryside from people who live here and enjoy walking dogs, riding bikes...
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The solar project is using valuable farm land required to provide food and use for animal grazing, the size is disproportionate particularly when taking into account the other projects which...
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Food producing land should not be lost to solar. Wildlife will be affected as they will not be able to live and travel on the land proposed for the solar farm. The production of electricity from solar...
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I object to this proposed solar project for the following reasons. 1) The land that is to be used is at present used to provide food security for the nation. 2) Lincolnshire farmland is one of the...
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The land is good food producing land both arable and for livestock, we need this land to be able to be as self sufficient as we can to stop importing food from abroad. Also for wild life hedges etc. I...
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Removing Valuable Agricultural Land out of Use:- This is completely unacceptable and as an independent county of the United Kingdom we are striving for self sufficiency to support our British farmers...
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This is good productive agricultural land producing food, which should not be lost to solar. More suitable sites should be used. Ie. Brown field site. The impact on wildlife that travels across this...
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a company asking to turn thousands of acres of farmland into a huge solar panel farm, instead of putting them on existing houses and buildings, and on all the new houses being built in Lincolnshire,...
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'I am horrified by the prospect of this project. Lincolnshire has always been, and must remain, an agricultural county. The efficacy of solar power is still unproven in this country. It seems absurd...
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Access for local farmers and delivery to the farms and visitors as one of the main roots for the workmen in down a single track lane near the rail way as lorries already have to reverse down lane and...
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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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I strongly object to the West 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 strongly object to the West 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 object to the destruction of productive farmland to site solar panels that can be located in more appropriate sites such as on rooftops and alongside motorways.
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This will cause the destruction of the local wildlife.
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U are going to destroy bushes and trees etc etc,we all know this is all a farce to suit the minority,u are going to kill lots of wild life.I am so disgusted by what is going on.even if we where to get...
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The main issue is the industrialisation of thousands of acres of food producing farmland for solar sites and the removal of miles and miles of hedges from the Lincolnshire countryside, the bread...
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I oppose this, why ruin good farming land in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire provides so much food products for the nation. Solar panels could still be used on commercial buildings or old airfields but not...
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I am concerned about the environmental impact of a development of this scale, including the decimation of hedgerows and the subsequent ecological impact.
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Loss of good farm land and hedges, damage to wildlife and environment,dangers of batteries to health and water supplies in event of fire, reduced carbon capture, dangers to appearance of environment...
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