Comment

Representation ID: 99145

Received: 28/09/2022

Respondent: Mr Richard Warner

I see that Min 38 (Waveney Forest) is no longer being considered for Sand & Gravel extraction. Nevertheless, as this is a public consultation and I thought it best to put forward the reasons why Min 38 should never be considered again in the future.
Global warming can only be reduced by keeping as many trees as possible and planting new ones. Saplings absorb carbon more quickly than old trees, which shows that forestry is very appropriate for Waveney Forest, any other re-purposing of that land would increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Waveney Forest was a WW2 training ground and is littered with sites from this period, mineral extraction would destroy these.
This area is recognised as having a large and prosperous Tourist industry, the forest is a large part of this, digging it up for sand & gravel would be totally inappropriate.
Waveney Forest is the only forest in SE Norfolk, people come from miles around to use it as an amenity.