Object
Initial Consultation document
Representation ID: 91826
Received: 20/07/2018
Respondent: Mr D Newton
I hereby object to the proposal MIN 25 as laid out in the M&WLPR.
To start with, this site was previously looked at (and dismissed in 2014 as stated in the document), but this is the first notification I have had regarding the new proposal. Surely given the previous plan and subsequent years of claim and counter claim, residents of Haddiscoe deserved to be informed of the new proposal before this review.
The proposal suggests 9 years to extract the minerals. What if there is a lack of demand for the materials, how long will it go on for then? Will there be a time limit on the proposer to complete? Or will Haddiscoe be left with another hole in the ground!
We hear on the news etc. that there is an increasing need to feed an increasing population, but here we are removing agricultural land from the system. I am no expert on how good the land is, but I can see with my own eyes that the crops grow.
Also, the proposal mentions how far Gorleston and Gt Yarmouth are from the site, is this where the materials are to be transported to? What consideration has been given to the 'carbon footprint' regarding transporting extracted minerals over this distance? Should not the strategy be trying to look at other alternatives, such as dredging materials from the sea beds at these locations. Another 'carbon footprint' concern is the number of HGV lorry movements (80 per day), increasing diesel pollution and noise.
The document states "There are mature screen planting......on all sides of the site, except a section of the eastern boundary closest to Manor Farm". I wish to point out that I can see farm vehicles working in the field, from my garden! Therefore, we are not screened!
In my opinion, the way the document has been laid out, it would appear this site has already been given the 'green light'. It seems to lack any consideration for the residents of Haddiscoe, who will suffer the noise, dust and pollution this proposal will produce: as well as possible health problems caused by it.
MIN 25 - land at Manor Farm (between Loddon Road and Thorpe Road), Haddiscoe
I hereby object to the above proposal as laid out in the M&WLPR.
To start with, this site was previously looked at (and dismissed in 2014 as stated in the document), but this is the first notification I have had regarding the new proposal. Surely given the previous plan and subsequent years of claim and counter claim, residents of Haddiscoe deserved to be informed of the new proposal before this review.
The proposal suggests 9 years to extract the minerals. What if there is a lack of demand for the materials, how long will it go on for then? Will there be a time limit on the proposer to complete? Or will Haddiscoe be left with another hole in the ground!
We hear on the news etc. that there is an increasing need to feed an increasing population, but here we are removing agricultural land from the system. I am no expert on how good the land is, but I can see with my own eyes that the crops grow.
Also, the proposal mentions how far Gorleston and Gt Yarmouth are from the site, is this where the materials are to be transported to? What consideration has been given to the 'carbon footprint' regarding transporting extracted minerals over this distance? Should not the strategy be trying to look at other alternatives, such as dredging materials from the sea beds at these locations. Another 'carbon footprint' concern is the number of HGV lorry movements (80 per day), increasing diesel pollution and noise.
The document states "There are mature screen planting......on all sides of the site, except a section of the eastern boundary closest to Manor Farm". I wish to point out that I can see farm vehicles working in the field, from my garden! Therefore, we are not screened!
In my opinion, the way the document has been laid out, it would appear this site has already been given the 'green light'. It seems to lack any consideration for the residents of Haddiscoe, who will suffer the noise, dust and pollution this proposal will produce: as well as possible health problems caused by it.