Representation by Moore Family Household (Moore Family Household)
- Date submitted
- 14 March 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am concerned about the following issues and would politely request that the Planning Inquiry investigate them in depth. Additional detail available at the next stage of the inquiry: 1) Scale: The number of NSIPS proposals for the Trent Valley and their cumulative impact on the environment and economy cannot be justified upon in depth scrutiny of the Cottam development and other DCO application proposals from other sites. 2) Loss of Agricultural land: BMV land which is not permitted to be developed will be lost due to this solar proposal. This land should be removed from any development application. 3) Industrialisation of a rural landscape and net job loss: Food producing land will be lost. Related food producing industry employment in the area will be negatively impacted. These impacts need assessing in detail. 4) Visual impact: Iconic rural Lincolnshire’s “Big Sky Landscape” and Visual Amenity will be destroyed by Solar Farm Technology dominating the landscape and making villages and dwellings submissive to the developments. Proposed mitigation measures are inadequate and ineffective and at best will simply produce green walls which will obscure landscape views. 5) Battery Storage technology and safety threat: The scale of the battery proposals poses a real security and safety threat to local communities. How will this impact on them? 6) Disturbance to flora and fauna: Claims made by IGP for projected biodiversity gains need challenging in pursuit of real scientific data to substantiate the claims that have been made. 7) Cable routes and disturbance: Further ecological disturbance will be caused by the installation of infrastructure which is unacceptable and should be challenged. 8) Brownfield site alternatives should be used: Where is the definitive evidence to support using greenfield sites in the Trent Valley instead of alternative brownfield sites? 9) Disturbance to residents and their wellbeing: The application has caused anxiety, distress and alarm to residents affected by the proposal and there should be questions asked about how this has been assessed and measures put in place to address this issue. 10) Scale of resources needed to develop the sites: The scale of resources needed for the proposals are huge and the Carbon Footprint calculations need investigating in depth in order for an informed judgement on benefit to be made. 11) Was the Community Consultation fully inclusive? Were young people of school/College age presented with appropriate material and venues to have their opinions considered? A 40-year site licence will impact on them the most and they have a right to be heard!