Representation by Debbie Preston-Low
- Date submitted
- 18 February 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am strongly against the construction of the Lower Thames Crossing on four fundamental accounts relating to environmental issues: • The negative impact on community health and well-being through the increase in carbon emissions resulting in air and noise pollution which fails WHO recommendation levels • The destruction and negative impact on homes, communities and heritage • The devastation upon wildlife and habitat, woodland, trees and farmland, hedgerows and greenbelt, some of which would never recover I believe that the construction of this road would be a total waste of over £10bn of taxpayers money. It is morally wrong to enforce a project that is not fit for purpose and will only serve to make traffic problems elsewhere, probably in our local communities. For hamlets such as North Ockendon, already heavily polluted with M25 noise, light and emissions, this project would cause a toxic triangle severely detrimental to good health and well-being.