Representation by Beckitt and Macmillan (Beckitt and Macmillan)
- Date submitted
- 25 January 2024
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Our homes are not shown on the map boom provided to the inspectorate even though we informed boom on a number of occasions. Our daily view of the rural open countryside will be spoilt. And Wildlife displaced. Our natural hedge allows us to see through to open countryside. Boom is planning on placing the solar panels approx 35mtrs from our homes. We are concerned about the risk of fire which may spread to our properties. If this project goes ahead the solar panels should be at least 250metres from our homes. Rain water run off may cause surface water flooding to out properties as this area has a high water table. During the construction phase we will have our daily life living in a peaceful rural setting disturbed by the machinery, traffic and piling. The local wildlife will also be disturbed and we fear the annual visiting Curlew may vanish from our adjoining fields. The narrow unsutiable country lanes will have heavy construction traffic and taking the Macmillan children to school car drive will encounter much disruption and also Mr Paul Macmillan who is a Signaller for Network Rail getting to work during the construction time will cause unnecessary stress. The local Nature Reserve Verges will be damaged by vehicles having to drive on the verge to pass construction vehicles. The verges get very soft in wet weather due to the high water table and vehicles will get bogged down on the verge, if this is someone trying to get to work or school, it will cause them problems as they will require being pulled off the verge. The water supply for our properties goes under one of the fields which is planned to have solar panel supports driven into the ground. There is also a main gas pipe across the same field. We are all for solar electricity and we have them on 2 of our properties. But solar farms should be built on brown field sites and on the roofs of large buildings and warehouses, and not taking up valuable food producing land. And spoiling Rural Britain