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Representation by Mr Stephen Love

Date submitted
28 March 2023
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

I object to the loss of prime agricultural land for any reason. With the war in Ukraine, there should be more focus than ever on preserving the country's capacity to be self sufficient for food. There are other options for electricity generation including use of solar panels on roofs and on a more commercial scale, increasing off shore wind. This prime land has been chosen not because it is ideal land for conversion from agriculture to power generation, but that it is utilizing an obsolete power station to tap into the national grid at a minimum cost.