Representation by Glebe House
- Date submitted
- 16 June 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I believe a review of the road development needs to take place given the change in road use as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. The development is based on our of date information. My strong view is that the expansion of road building will increase traffic at a time when the climate crisis means the County should be investing in public transport, cycle lanes and improved rail networks for freight. Increased emissions will effect the air quality of the region and have an adverse effect on the air that local residents breathe, destroying the rural landscape and what makes Norfolk such such a wonderful place to live. Roads can be conduits for pollutants into the wider environment. Our rural cultural heritage and our landscape will be adversely and irreversibly affected by further road expansion. There also needs to be a robust impact assessment of the impact on biodiversity and wildlife at a time when wildlife is in crisis globally as precious habitats are irredeemably lost. My particular concern is that the very nature of our county and what makes it stand out head and shoulders above the rest will be irredeemably effected by unnecessary road building, and is out of step with the critical need to address climate change.