Representation by Sister Mary Taylor odc
- Date submitted
- 31 August 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Registering as an Interested Party A66NTP There would seem to be a number of reasons which would call for a strong appeal against the whole A66NTP scheme, not just the Warcop section. In particular. Above all, I am seriously concerned by the vast carbon emissions that would be caused by first building the extra road and then using it,, and this in violation of our legally binding international commitment to the Paris Agreement. We , the UK, need to play our part seriously and generously in the international effort to check climate change. If we fail to check it, our planet will soon become unfit to support human life. Not only would this lack of co-operation be a shameful disgrace on the part of our country; but it would also render the plan for the dual carriageway useless, since there would soon be no-one left to appreciate the supposed benefits –they would prove an empty daydream. Secondly, the cost to the taxpayer, at this time of acute crisis in the cost of living, would seem unwarranted. There are also a number of other serious reasons, such as the negative impact on the Eden valley as a Special Area of Conservation, Site of Scientific Interest, habitat of endangered species, etc, and the North Pennine Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Not least is the very negative impact on local residents e.g.in ////kirkby Thore and Sandford, and especially on the dearly loved home at Low Broomrigg, near the current Langrigg turning. I would\strongly recommend seriously considering possible solutions to the present problems that do NOT require road-building,, such as sending goods by rail rather than road, reducing the speed limit, and possible engineering projects, I would also support the points raised by Dr Mary Clare Martin, as well as by Mrs Joy Thompson.