Representation by Stow Parish Council (Stow Parish Council)
- Date submitted
- 20 March 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
The summary of our key points for registering with the Inspectorate is, with the suggested revisions, as follows: Stow Parish Council is in favour of non-fossil fuel forms of energy production, including solar, but objects to Cottam 1 proposals for the following reasons: - the proposals make use of good agricultural land and there is a consequent loss of local agricultural jobs; - some of the sites proposed are adjacent to the homes of a number of residents. We believe any panels should be installed at some distance from people's homes; - the proposed permissive path may be welcomed but, as a measure of amelioration, falls well short of the request we made for access to the river banks for example; - we are very concerned about the construction phase given the proposed heavy traffic round tight bends in the village and the small , single track lanes that will also be used and are not made for the weight of vehicles.