Comment for planning application SCC/0045/23SE

CB98JR 22 Old Clements Lane Haverhill

I strongly wish to object to the proposed development of an anaerobic digester at Spring Grove Farm, Haverhill. As a resident of Haverhill/Withersfield newly purchasing my property last year, myself and my partner are absolutely horrified to see that a process such as anaerobic digestion, and a development of such an industrial size could be dropped on the doorstep of Haverhill and is even being considered. This is absolutely devastating for the local community considering there are local schools and nurseries around. It is so clear that this plant, should it go ahead, will benefit no-one except the fledgling Acorn company and the Thurlow Estate, owned by the Vesty family. How selfish and demeaning is this? There is zero benefit to Haverhill/Withersfield, a community built on peer support through these hard times, by allowing this to go ahead, creates a profit only business meaning the rich get richer. What about the people of this wonderful community, what do they recieve? Nothing but poor health and living conditions of this awful production! Residents of Haverhill/Withersfield will be forced to put up with: A significant increase in HGVs and farm vehicles on totally unsuitable roads, Unpleasant smells, especially in the summer months, meaning we will not be able to enjoy outdoor open spaces, even our gardens, The infestation of flies and vermin attracted to the awful smells and by-products created by the process A risk of methane leakage (many of these types of plants record regular methane leakages), Light and noise pollution at all times of the day and night, Risk of flooding of residual chemical, including possibly hydrogen sulphide, into the Stour Brook and Flood Park, The destruction of local wildlife in and around the area, The site proposed for this awful plant is designated as agricultural, and this development is clearly industrial I implore you to consider the health and happiness of the people of Haverhill/Withersfield - deny those who would profit from our misery and deny this horrific application. Please read through each and everyone's objection, we all have our reasonings but there is no reason to create the go ahead for this, how damaging for those mental well-being for individuals in Haverhill and the surrounding villages. I am heartbroken that this is even being considered.