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Parish Council Objection to East Anglia GREEN

From: “Planning (SNC)” <Planning.snc@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk>
Date: Wednesday, 15 June 2022 at 12:00
To: “amanda.mcmurray@bressinghamandfersfield.org” <amanda.mcmurray@bressinghamandfersfield.org>
Subject: RE: OBJECTION to East Anglia Green Energy Enablement proposal – Bressingham and Fersfield Parish Council

Good morning

Thank you for your email in respect of the East Anglia GREEN project.

The Council following its Cabinet meeting on Monday will be responding to National Grid’s non-statutory consultation for its proposed National Significant Infrastructure Project East Anglia GREEN Objecting to the proposed development.

The link to the recording of the Cabinet meeting is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZciRgwo84-iPyRImsTCIng   for your information.

The Council’s response will be uploaded to planning application no. 2022/1116 which it has created for openness and to enable it to be viewed in the public domain, once it has been sent to National Grid.

South Norfolk Council is not the determining Authority as the proposal is a National Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) determined by the Secretary of State, at the Cabinet meeting we referred to the 6 stages of the NSIP planning process and I have provided attached the link to the Planning Inspectorates web page for your information.    

https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/application-process/the-process/

The Council will not be forwarding the comments you have made and I would suggest if you haven’t already done so, you may wish to send these directly to National Grid as part of the consultation, which closes tomorrow 16 June 2022 emails to   EastAngliaGREEN@nationalgrid.com

Kind regards

John

John Oakley
Business Support Officer: Technical
e john.oakley@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk  

From: Amanda McMurray <amanda.mcmurray@bressinghamandfersfield.org>
Sent: 15 June 2022 10:27
To: John Fuller <John.Fuller@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk>; Claire Curtis <Claire.Curtis@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk>; Tracey.lincoln@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk
Cc: James Easter <James.Easter@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk>; bandf.pc@outlook.com (External) <bandf.pc@outlook.com>
Subject: OBJECTION to East Anglia Green Energy Enablement proposal – Bressingham and Fersfield Parish Council

Dear Councillor Fuller,

I write as Chair of Bressingham and Fersfield Parish Council, representing the views of our Parishioners and on behalf of my fellow Councillors.

We oppose the East Anglia “Green” Energy Enablement proposal, proposing construction of overhead transmission line from Dunston to Tilbury and passing through our Parish.

We urge South Norfolk District Council to oppose the scheme and to take action to ensure that it does not proceed, reflecting the views, not only of our Parishioners, but of a large proportion of your South Norfolk residents.

There is clear strategic alignment and public interest in your objecting to this proposal on the grounds of its significant negative impact on quality of life and the irreversible damage that it will cause to our environment:

  • It is contrary to policies DM3.8 and DM4.5 of the Local Plan, in that its construction would damage the landscape, destroy views across farmland and open countryside and will be detrimental to its character through the erosion of its open nature.
  • It is contrary to Planning Enforcement Strategy which states that development should not:
  • affect the amenity of nearby residents or
  • cause serious and irreversible harm to the environment.

Our Parishioners have told us, variously, of their alarm, bewilderment and outright rage at the proposal.

They have also told us of their wholehearted opposition to the irreversible damage that will undoubtedly occur, both during and after construction, if the proposed construction were allowed to proceed, including:

  1. Destruction of Amenity: The proposal – a desk-based exercise – states specifically that the choice of infrastructure and selection of a “preferred” route are cheapest and the fastest to build.

It makes no consideration of the practicalities of construction or of maintenance requirements in our region and no account whatsoever of environmental, economic or “human” factors, beyond identifying where population density might be lower.

The line of 50m high lattice steel pylons would run alongside an important SSSI situated within the designated Special Landscapes Area across the Waveney Valley at Bressingham, resulting in loss of habitats, long-term damage to fields and meadows,

The line of 50m high steel pylons will carve through our landscape, breach our open skies and damage the quality of life of people that live near its route or enjoy visiting it.

  1. Damage the local economy through loss of local businesses and tourism: Blooms of Bressingham’s railway and world-famous garden will be crossed by the proposed power line, the development is expected to destroy their weddings and events services. Local farmers’ operations are affected through South Norfolk.
  1. Damage to the Environment

CO2 Emissions

National Grid defines green energy as coming from natural sources https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/what-is-green-energy .

East Anglia Green’s claim of being a green energy proposal focuses on the relatively low carbon dioxide emissions coming from wind power generation (compared to fossil fuel generation). However, it does not consider mitigation of leakage that is inherent from electricity distribution networks, nor does it consider the embodied CO2 of raw materials within the network infrastructure, or the CO2 emissions generated from the construction and maintenance processes.

  1. Damage to Local Infrastructure:

Local infrastructure around the proposed construction area in our Parish consists mainly of rural single-track lanes, used by local people and businesses and also frequented by walkers, cyclists and horse-riders.

They are unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles and plant; any such use would cause significant damage and would put other road users at risk of accident and injury.

Yours sincerely,

Amanda McMurray

  • 15/06/2022

East Anglia GREEN

Parish Council Objection to East Anglia GREEN

From: “Planning (SNC)” <Planning.snc@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk>
Date: Wednesday, 15 June 2022 at 12:00
To: “amanda.mcmurray@bressinghamandfersfield.org” <amanda.mcmurray@bressinghamandfersfield.org>
Subject: RE: OBJECTION to East Anglia Green Energy Enablement proposal – Bressingham and Fersfield Parish Council

Good morning

Thank you for your email in respect of the East Anglia GREEN project.

The Council following its Cabinet meeting on Monday will be responding to National Grid’s non-statutory consultation for its proposed National Significant Infrastructure Project East Anglia GREEN Objecting to the proposed development.

The link to the recording of the Cabinet meeting is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZciRgwo84-iPyRImsTCIng   for your information.

The Council’s response will be uploaded to planning application no. 2022/1116 which it has created for openness and to enable it to be viewed in the public domain, once it has been sent to National Grid.

South Norfolk Council is not the determining Authority as the proposal is a National Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) determined by the Secretary of State, at the Cabinet meeting we referred to the 6 stages of the NSIP planning process and I have provided attached the link to the Planning Inspectorates web page for your information.    

https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/application-process/the-process/

The Council will not be forwarding the comments you have made and I would suggest if you haven’t already done so, you may wish to send these directly to National Grid as part of the consultation, which closes tomorrow 16 June 2022 emails to   EastAngliaGREEN@nationalgrid.com

Kind regards

John

John Oakley
Business Support Officer: Technical
e john.oakley@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk  

From: Amanda McMurray <amanda.mcmurray@bressinghamandfersfield.org>
Sent: 15 June 2022 10:27
To: John Fuller <John.Fuller@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk>; Claire Curtis <Claire.Curtis@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk>; Tracey.lincoln@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk
Cc: James Easter <James.Easter@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk>; bandf.pc@outlook.com (External) <bandf.pc@outlook.com>
Subject: OBJECTION to East Anglia Green Energy Enablement proposal – Bressingham and Fersfield Parish Council

Dear Councillor Fuller,

I write as Chair of Bressingham and Fersfield Parish Council, representing the views of our Parishioners and on behalf of my fellow Councillors.

We oppose the East Anglia “Green” Energy Enablement proposal, proposing construction of overhead transmission line from Dunston to Tilbury and passing through our Parish.

We urge South Norfolk District Council to oppose the scheme and to take action to ensure that it does not proceed, reflecting the views, not only of our Parishioners, but of a large proportion of your South Norfolk residents.

There is clear strategic alignment and public interest in your objecting to this proposal on the grounds of its significant negative impact on quality of life and the irreversible damage that it will cause to our environment:

  • It is contrary to policies DM3.8 and DM4.5 of the Local Plan, in that its construction would damage the landscape, destroy views across farmland and open countryside and will be detrimental to its character through the erosion of its open nature.
  • It is contrary to Planning Enforcement Strategy which states that development should not:
  • affect the amenity of nearby residents or
  • cause serious and irreversible harm to the environment.

Our Parishioners have told us, variously, of their alarm, bewilderment and outright rage at the proposal.

They have also told us of their wholehearted opposition to the irreversible damage that will undoubtedly occur, both during and after construction, if the proposed construction were allowed to proceed, including:

  1. Destruction of Amenity: The proposal – a desk-based exercise – states specifically that the choice of infrastructure and selection of a “preferred” route are cheapest and the fastest to build.

It makes no consideration of the practicalities of construction or of maintenance requirements in our region and no account whatsoever of environmental, economic or “human” factors, beyond identifying where population density might be lower.

The line of 50m high lattice steel pylons would run alongside an important SSSI situated within the designated Special Landscapes Area across the Waveney Valley at Bressingham, resulting in loss of habitats, long-term damage to fields and meadows,

The line of 50m high steel pylons will carve through our landscape, breach our open skies and damage the quality of life of people that live near its route or enjoy visiting it.

  1. Damage the local economy through loss of local businesses and tourism: Blooms of Bressingham’s railway and world-famous garden will be crossed by the proposed power line, the development is expected to destroy their weddings and events services. Local farmers’ operations are affected through South Norfolk.
  1. Damage to the Environment

CO2 Emissions

National Grid defines green energy as coming from natural sources https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/what-is-green-energy .

East Anglia Green’s claim of being a green energy proposal focuses on the relatively low carbon dioxide emissions coming from wind power generation (compared to fossil fuel generation). However, it does not consider mitigation of leakage that is inherent from electricity distribution networks, nor does it consider the embodied CO2 of raw materials within the network infrastructure, or the CO2 emissions generated from the construction and maintenance processes.

  1. Damage to Local Infrastructure:

Local infrastructure around the proposed construction area in our Parish consists mainly of rural single-track lanes, used by local people and businesses and also frequented by walkers, cyclists and horse-riders.

They are unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles and plant; any such use would cause significant damage and would put other road users at risk of accident and injury.

Yours sincerely,

Amanda McMurray

Reply from Anglian Water – Ref: Burst Pipes

Dear Mr Mortimer

Thank you for your time today,

As discussed there is no particular reason for any mains bursts and Anglian water manage the areas we have bursts and monitor both frequency and customers effected with low pressures and interruptions to their supply’s,

The area discussed is not classed as a high burst area and would not fall into the critical criteria so is not being proposed at the present for any upgrading, unfortunately with some locations we have areas that are at the end of the systems and we are limited to how we can move water around the area however we do look at the potential to install mains assets so we can utilise water supply restoration options which allows us to inject directly into the system aiding in restoring any effected customers.

We do apologise for the low pressures and interruptions caused, there are multiple reasons for which we have interruption events that are not within our control, for instance ground movement ( causes contractions on pipework) weather orientated also 3rd party damage where another 3rd person has struck or broken a pipe whilst carrying out other amenities work or grounds-work to which we have to react in an emergency situation leaving us with minimum time to plan a repair as opposed to when we have planned work which we look into all restoration options prior to the work so as not to adversely impact our customers.

Kind regards

Dale Slater

Network Service Support Manager

Norwich

HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

Bressingham and Fersfield Parish Council
Health and Safety Policy


Introduction
This policy sets out the general principles and approach that Bressingham and Fersfield Parish Council
(the Council) follows in respect of Health and Safety legislation for activities for which the Council is
responsible.
It is the responsibility of all Councillors and employees of the Council to be aware of the following
policy statements on Health and Safety and of the organisational arrangements made to implement
these policies.


THE PARISH COUNCIL’S SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT

  1. Bressingham and Fersfield Parish Council, in accordance with the requirements of The Health and
    Safety at Work Act (1974), and The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (1998),
    accepts its duty to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for its employees. It also accepts its
    duty of care to other persons such as volunteers and contractors who work on behalf of the Council.
  2. The Council will take all reasonable steps to ensure that it complies with the law on Health, Safety and
    Welfare and any relevant Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice and Guidance.
  3. The Council will take all reasonable steps to ensure:
    3.1. That information, instruction, training, supervision, equipment and facilities necessary to
    achieve a safe working environment for employees, members of the public, contractors and
    volunteers are provided.
    3.2. That its work, in all its forms, is done in such ways that members of the public are not put at
    risk.
    3.3. That arrangements are in place for the safe use, handling, storage and disposal of all
    substances and equipment that may endanger health or welfare.
    3.4. That this policy is brought to the attention of all employees, members of the public,
    contractors, volunteers and Councillors and is reviewed annually.
  4. The Council is responsible for managing safety, based on the council’s safety policy.
  5. The Clerk shall keep copies of all risk assessments, method statements and Health and Safety
    documents, in labelled Health and Safety files.
  6. All Councillors, employees, contractors and volunteers have a duty to take reasonable care for their
    own health and safety and that of any persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
  7. Day to day matters of Health and Safety are dealt with by the Clerk acting on behalf of the Council.
  8. Risk Assessments
    8.1. The Council will carry out risk assessment of its activities as and when necessary and review
    them annually.
    8.2. The Council will set up and monitor policies and procedures to mitigate and control any risks
    that are identified.
    8.3. The Council requires contractors to supply Risk Assessments, written Method Statements and
    Safe Systems of Work prior to starting any major works on behalf of the council.