Representation by Davina Smith
- Date submitted
- 11 September 2024
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
That 116 battery containers in the fields surrounding our villages will cause unnecessary industrialisation of the countryside. · The visual impact of solar panels and batteries on the Aldington Ridge will destroy our rural environment and change the very essence of where we live. · The fire and contamination risk associated with the batteries. · That the scheme will result in the loss of habitat for protected species such as skylark. · That centuries old footpaths will be closed or diverted. · That the scheme will cause traffic chaos in the village and increase the risk of serious accidents at Smeeth Crossroads and will increase diverted motorway and A20 traffic through our village and surrounding roads, causing danger and obstructions and gridlock.