Representation by Robert Michael Pusey
- 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 puts thousands of people, homes and planned homes at risk. · 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 the use of overspill and gridlocked diverted traffic through our vilage roads, which already see dangerous levels when incidents occur, with huge vehicles causing danger, roads to close and safety compromised to our children and families.