Object
Preferred Options consultation document
Representation ID: 98035
Received: 23/10/2019
Respondent: Rosie, Ella, Ruby Graham
Number of people: 3
We are 3 young girls that reside in Stratton Strawless and OBJECT to Norfolk County Council's proposed use of Mansom Plantation, Shortthorn Road as one of their preferred sites for the extraction of sand and gravel as per their Norfolk Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
We strongly OBJECT on the environmental impacts of this proposal.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
* We feel very saddened by the proposal to cut down approximately 50 acres of woodland very close to where we live. We need to save the environment for future generations, not add and contribute to its further destruction. It's already common knowledge that the Earth is in crisis NOW. I refer to the Friends of the Earth report that was published on the 8th of October and their recommendations which were based upon the performance of every council in the country. Catherine Rowett, a Green Party Member of the European Parliament said, "This assessment from Friends of the Earth shows that authorities at all levels have to seriously step up their efforts if we are to stand the remotest chance of leaving a safe world for our children. We have very little time left to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown. Many of the solutions are readily available with little effort and we need to embark on implementing those changes without delay." One of the recommendations being more trees - not as being proposed cutting down approximately 50 acres of woodland! https://norwich.greenparty.org.uk/news/2019/10/08/more-trees,-warmer-homes,-fewer-cars-what-greater-norwich-needs-to-tackle-climate-emergency/
Mansom Plantation is currently the home to a variety of wildlife, including the Great Crested Newt and it's also a migrating route for deer. Our countryside should be protected, and I feel disgusted with the proposal to destroy these wildlife habitats.
*The excavation and processing plants will generate high levels of noise and dust pollution.
*The existing ponds within this site should be protected and it's highly likely that the water table will be affected by extraction.
*Planning permission has already been granted for a holiday lodge park on the site and its landscape plan to protect trees exists as a part of this permission.
We represent the future generation of Stratton Strawless, please support our objections to prevent the upsetting destruction of Mansom Plantation.
Mansom Plantation, Stratton Strawless - MIN - 213
We are 3 young girls that reside in Stratton Strawless and OBJECT to Norfolk County Council's proposed use of Mansom Plantation, Shortthorn Road as one of their preferred sites for the extraction of sand and gravel as per their Norfolk Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
We strongly OBJECT on the environmental impacts of this proposal.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
* We feel very saddened by the proposal to cut down approximately 50 acres of woodland very close to where we live. We need to save the environment for future generations, not add and contribute to its further destruction. It's already common knowledge that the Earth is in crisis NOW. I refer to the Friends of the Earth report that was published on the 8th of October and their recommendations which were based upon the performance of every council in the country. Catherine Rowett, a Green Party Member of the European Parliament said, "This assessment from Friends of the Earth shows that authorities at all levels have to seriously step up their efforts if we are to stand the remotest chance of leaving a safe world for our children. We have very little time left to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown. Many of the solutions are readily available with little effort and we need to embark on implementing those changes without delay." One of the recommendations being more trees - not as being proposed cutting down approximately 50 acres of woodland! https://norwich.greenparty.org.uk/news/2019/10/08/more-trees,-warmer-homes,-fewer-cars-what-greater-norwich-needs-to-tackle-climate-emergency/
*Mansom Plantation is currently the home to a variety of wildlife, including the Great Crested Newt and it's also a migrating route for deer. Our countryside should be protected, and I feel disgusted with the proposal to destroy these wildlife habitats.
*The excavation and processing plants will generate high levels of noise and dust pollution.
*The existing ponds within this site should be protected and it's highly likely that the water table will be affected by extraction.
*Planning permission has already been granted for a holiday lodge park on the site and its landscape plan to protect trees exists as a part of this permission.
We represent the future generation of Stratton Strawless, please support our objections to prevent the upsetting destruction of Mansom Plantation.