Representation by Matthew Turner
- Date submitted
- 15 February 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I have serious concerns about the impact on wildlife and habitats in Essex, including: Biodiversity loss, such as water voles, reptiles and rare insects. Damage to and fragmentation of habitats, including ancient woodland and local wildlife sites. Increased noise and lighting disturb communication, breeding, feeding and movement in species such as bats, birds and insects. Reduced remoteness and wildness of the landscape and its tranquillity. Generating more traffic and increasing CO2 emissions, which directly conflicts with the government's target to achieve net zero by 2050. Associated development and future developments will put more pressure on wildlife and wild spaces In addition there is an impact on my own mental health which is caused by the constant development of our infrastructure and expansion of our towns and cities at the expense of the natural world, with inadequate and insufficient habitat mitigation that will take years to come to fruition, if at all. This is always something that I find very hard to understand.