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I strongly object to the proposed Helios Solar Farm covering 476 hectares (891 football pitches) of land, over 97% Best and Most Versitile (BMV) surrounding the villages Carlton, Camblesforth and Drax...
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I moved from a city into a village to have country views , wild life , less traffic , less noise , less crime around me , now that’s all gunna go because of Helios proposed solar panels farms….WHY...
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I want to start out by making it clear that I do not oppose renewable energy sources and it is my personal belief that more investment into the creation of renewable energy projects is a good thing,...
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The road through Camblesforth A1041 becomes very narrow on a bend. There will be a negative impact to local road uses during installation . I’m worried about the impact on the local wild life and...
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I am concerned about the increase of vehicles passing through surrounding villages to get to the proposed Helios site. There is already a large amount of business and HGV traffic due to drax power...
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Having moved to Camblesforth only three and a have years. My husband and I were thrilled to be living in a friendly quiet village, with an open countryside view from our house.Surrounded by country...
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There are already 2 solar farms being accepted and if this one goes ahead the whole village will be surrounded. Traffic, noise and dust will also increase and with the roads already being busy and...
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This will take away the view and wildlife,it will also take away farm land that is used to grow food The impact on the land itself such as risk of fire and flooding the noise itself and the constant...
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It's an absolute disgrace that so much of the beautiful countryside in this area is being sold off to be covered with glass and plastic. Solar panels have a lifespan too and cannot be recycled, what's...
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My objections to the proposal are:- 1. The covering of prime agricultural land with a solar farm at a time when food security is also an important issue. The planning for this solar farm would have...
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Beautiful green belt and wildlife destroyed, wind turbines would do the same job with a lot smaller impact on wildlife and our countryside.
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I object to a solar farm and battery storage too near houses and using valuable farm land
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I have spent over 2 years looking into this project and researching what it will mean, and what Helios are proposing. The main issues I have include the cumulative impact of this and other solar farm...
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I object to the installation of a solar and battery farm on arable land
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I am opposed to the Helios solar farm project for a number of reasons. The proposed solar farm would take a huge amount of good quality farm land out of food production. The scale of this proposal...
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This is good agricultural land that needs to be kept for food for this country. I am happy to have solar infrastructure but on the roof of buildings or land that is not use for growing crops.
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On my drive into work today, I was devastated to see one of the fields on Camblesforth Straight having already been wrecked by the construction of an access road, to be put in place to service this...
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Far too close to the village. Ruining the countryside we live in and decreasing our property value. Uk has plenty of countryside that is remote that this could be done in.
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I have significant concerns and objections about the impact to the environment during the construction phase and during subsequent commissioning into live use. The additional traffic through small...
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The size & scale of the project & the location taking up good quality agricultural land, this should be better located away from residential homes & public places. The noise from the battery storage...
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I have significant concerns and objections which take to the loss of quality growing land, impact on house prices in the surrounding villages and the impact on the environment both during construction...
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Using BMV land, 96% of the land used is Grade 1,2 or 3a. Which we should be using as a country for food, which is what we should be prioritising. We have so much brownfield sites and rooftops of large...
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I voted for Brexit, as I hoped that Britain could stand on their own 2 feet and feed the population. How can this Happen? When Solar Panels are starting to take over, Prime Agricultural Land. I have...
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I strongly object to the Enso Helios Solar Farm and BESS proposal on the following grounds: 1. Cumulative Impact There are 2 solar farms already approved on either side of the small rural village of...
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This is 96% BMV land, best for crops. As a nation we need food. 100 shipping containers full of batteries, with battery fires a problem, there is a health and safety risk waiting to happen. Public...
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i am listing below my concerns and objections to the proposed solar panel farm by Helios. The first and most concerning issue is the vast extent of the proposal which is going to be erected on...
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We can live without electricity, we cannot live without food and to rely on other countries is a mistake, We could have a wind farm which would use far less land. The previous MP had a resident who...
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The project will destroy acres of vital food producing land as well as the habitat of a diverse range of wildlife. The village of Camblesforth will be totally surrounded by solar farms if this goes...
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I believe this to be a good proposal and will benefit the whole community by using environmentally sustainable energy
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I wish to object to this project as I feel it will have a detrimental affect on my life. 1) We are being told that the country will have food shortages but this project proposes to use 96% (BMV) land....
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I’d like to support the proposal to house the project in this area. It’s a good way of using the land without it being overdeveloped or adding housing to an already dangerous and busy road area. We...
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The proposed project is clearly targeting to destroy the natural habitat of the area due to reasons of profit based on lower land costs. Electricity degrades by small amounts over distance and the...
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Dear Sir/Madam, EN010140 – Helios Renewable Energy Proposal Overview The construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of a solar photovoltaic [PV] array electricity generating station and...
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Interested to understand more about the project and how it will affect the community we serve.
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i am listing below my concerns and objections to the proposed solar panel farm by Helios. The first and most concerning issue is the vast extent of the proposal which is going to be erected on...
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Our house is located directly adjacent to fields being proposed to be used by the Helios solar project. Our concerns include but are not limited to the long term health effects of living in such close...
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Reject planning application This should be rejected ,the size of this project is far to big sitting next to these small villages ,we already have Drax power station on our door step. Also this land...
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I am really angry about this plan as it will be devalue our properties by thousands and if we wanted to sell our house, no one will want to buy it, we are not been offered any compensation for this...
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I am really angry about this plan as it will be devalue our properties by thousands and if we wanted to sell our house, no one will want to buy it, we are not been offered any compensation for this...
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I am really angry about this plan as it will be devalue our properties by thousands and if we wanted to sell our house, no one will want to buy it, we are not been offered any compensation for this...
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Our house is located directly adjacent to fields being proposed to be used by the Helios solar project. Our concerns include but are not limited to the long term health effects of living in such close...
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The Helios renewable energy project will directly impact my property by infringing our view (our house looks directly on to the site). This concerns me not only for ourself but also for the future...
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Probable impact on the value of my house. I have previously enjoyed being surrounded by open countryside. Who would want to buy a property in a village surrounded by an industrial site of such...
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The project is going to be within 5m of my property. I am expected to loose around £55,000 of my house value if not more. Further more the impact it will have on wildlife in the area is massive. We...
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I come to the area nearly every day to see my girlfriend and buy produce from the local farm,we also like to walk around the area and think it's just going to be spoilt by the project
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Why not install wind turbines? They’d take up far less agricultural land than the proposed massive solar farm. As a country we need to become more self sufficient, both food and power production are...
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The Selby area of North Yorkshire and the western edge of East Riding of Yorkshire currently provides a huge source of power to the national grid mainly via Drax Power Station and Eggborough Power...
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I am concerned about the loss of openness when the solar panels are screened, the cumulative impact of energy generating infrastructure surrounding Drax power station and the wholly excessive and...
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Loss of land. Loss of good agricultural land. Loss of food grown through agriculture. Loss of jobs for land workers. Loss of jobs from factories processing food items grown on this land. Loss of jobs...
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There are already 2 solar farms accepted on either side of the village of Camblesforth, the Helios farm alongside these would completely surround the village, taking up land the size of 1200 football...
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