Representation by Tina Higginson
- Date submitted
- 17 February 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
There has to be a point when people and the planet come before ‘growth’ and profit. 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. Our environment will suffer and as a result we shall too, we are in the midst of a climate crisis with councils left right and centre pledging to netzero yet preposterous proposals such as this keep rising making that an impossibility to stick to. Please do what is right and leave nature alone to recuperate and flourish so that we can too. For every metre of natural habitat we destroy, we are destroying the future for ourselves too.