Representation by Guy Johnson
- Date submitted
- 3 September 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I'm writing to object to this project, which will commit £2 billion pounds of public money to the building of roads which will cause great harm to important wildlife habitats, and which will cause a significant increase in climate -damaging CO2 emissions, to the tune of 2.7 million tonnes of CO2, when construction emissions are included.This conflicts with our legal obligations under the Paris Climate agreement. It will have a direct impact on the River Eden Special Area of conservation, and the Pennine Moors SAC, and the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The habitats of many endangered species of mammal and bird will be damaged, including red squirrel otter, bats, water voles and hedgehogs, and lapwing, curlew, snipe, woodcock, redwing , fieldfare, kingfisher and barn owl, which are all internationally important species. The project will cause an increase in noise and air pollution, affecting people, as well as the species, and many others, mentioned above. Local communities will be cut off from each other, and the rights of way network will be disrupted. This is a very damaging and unnecessary proposal. Yours sincerely, Guy Johnson