Object

Representation ID: 64819

Received: 06/05/2014

Respondent: NFU

Concerns that site selection and approval process be undertaken using thorough and well reasoned assessment not ad-hoc or random.
Higher level of engagement with landowners and farmers.
Consult local landowners and listen to concerns before decisions made.
Compulsory purchase - essential that council call upon powers, appropriate and fully representative values for loss of land and income be used so that all affected landowners fully compensated for any loss to business.
NFU feel that talk of compulsory purchase only seeks to undermine such consultation exercises and leads to distrust on both sides.
Consultation document does not currently include sufficient information on site selection and impact on infrastructure and communities.
Proximity of sites to farm businesses.
Agricultural impact.