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This makes it extremely difficult to adequately reflect the informed views of residents in the ward and continue to attempt to draw attention to this ward becoming a casualty in the drive to support the wider economic area of East Suffolk.
Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, she continued: There is an awful lot of concern yet to be addressed and there is definitely a perception in this area that those concerns are being deemed not to be of much note.
She said that she felt her and Councillor Haworth-Culf were left being largely the lone voices within the authority and were on occasion actively shut down .
Campaigners have voiced objections to an extension to the inquiry into proposals for two new wind farms off the Suffolk coast and the Friston substation plan - saying they have already emptied their bank accounts fighting the plans.
The Planning Inspectorate is currently considering proposals for more offshore wind turbines off Suffolk
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Campaigners have voiced objections to an extension to the inquiry into proposals for two new wind farms off the Suffolk coast - saying they have already emptied their bank accounts to fight the plans.
Kwasi Kwarteng, secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), has agreed the examination of ScottishPower Renewables’ (SPR) application for the huge projects should be extended by three months.
The company s plans are for the East Anglia One North (EA1N) and East Anglia Two (EA2) offshore wind farms, which would cover more than 400 sq km of the North Sea, with 142 turbines, generating 1700 megawatts of power, enough electricity for nearly 1.5million households.
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8:00 AM April 17, 2021
Dr Alexander Gimson, chair of trustees at the Warden s Trust, has warned of the impact a power cable could have
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A Suffolk disability charity has warned installing a cable to connect a proposed offshore windfarm to the mainland could force it to close.
The Warden s Trust, based between Sizewell and Thorpeness, is a cliffside retreat for children and adults that is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
Dr Alexander Gimson, chair of trustees, said the resort s key selling point is its idyllic location.
However, Dr Gimson fears ScottishPower s proposal to lay a cable between a windfarm in the North Sea and the land could put people off visiting and cut the charity s income.