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Question 57: Proposed site MIN 38 (Waveney Forest, Fritton)
Representation ID: 91863
Received: 26/07/2018
Respondent: Aldeby Liaison Group
Waveney Forest also known as Fritton woods is a beautiful place near Belton and Gt Yarmouth and akin to the Waveney and marshland surrounding Fritton and Belton up to Burgh Castle.
We are very much opposed to this area being considered for Mineral extraction on the following grounds:
1. Amenity value to nature lovers of all sorts using this area of peace and calm.
2. The area being originally part of heath land and a last part of the Sandlings that extended from Ipswich to Gt Yarmouth, should be maintained as part woodland and managed back to its origin.
3. NCC should listen and act on the advices that F.A.R. have put to them.
4. NCC need to refer to and act on the advices by T. Gardiner author of The Natural History of the Waveney Forest, publ in 2013.
5. Hydrology suggests it will not affect Fritton Lake however, reverse flows are possible and brackish water contamination too from the tidal reaches of the WAVENEY , the nearby marshes and salty water in BREYDON WATER.
6. NCC should reject any future applications for this area based on the huge opposition locally to it in the previous application campaign.
7.The Broads Authority are nearby, the broads too and other sites of importance as you say.
8. Preserve it with a return to heath land and some woodland.
Summary: This site should be removed from the plan and not included in NCC plan.
Reasons; An environmental catastrophe waiting to happen with changing climate and water levels possibly affecting water collection in Fritton and Lound.
The area is a wonderful resource for local people (we have walked there for nearly 50 years). A heath /woodland with numerous plants, habitats, invertebrates and vertebrates put under threat or destroyed. Keep it safe for future generations, in spite of the aggressive commercial pressures for logging and minerals. Take note of the previous petition. Little has changed except the negative pressure on open spaces.
Waveney Forest also known as Fritton woods is a beautiful place near Belton and Gt Yarmouth and akin to the Waveney and marshland surrounding Fritton and Belton up to Burgh Castle.
We are very much opposed to this area being considered for Mineral extraction on the following grounds:
1. Amenity value to nature lovers of all sorts using this area of peace and calm.
2. The area being originally part of heath land and a last part of the Sandlings that extended from Ipswich to Gt Yarmouth, should be maintained as part woodland and managed back to its origin.
3. NCC should listen and act on the advices that F.A.R. have put to them.
4. NCC need to refer to and act on the advices by T. Gardiner author of The Natural History of the Waveney Forest, publ in 2013.
5. Hydrology suggests it will not affect Fritton Lake however, reverse flows are possible and brackish water contamination too from the tidal reaches of the WAVENEY , the nearby marshes and salty water in BREYDON WATER.
6. NCC should reject any future applications for this area based on the huge opposition locally to it in the previous application campaign.
7.The Broads Authority are nearby, the broads too and other sites of importance as you say.
8. Preserve it with a return to heath land and some woodland.
