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You can submit your feedback on our proposals by completing the feedback form on this page. Alternatively, you can complete a paper feedback form and return it to us at a consultation event or via post to Freepost EAST PARK ENERGY (no stamp required). You can also email your comments to info@eastparkenergy.co.uk.

The deadline for providing responses is 11:59pm on Tuesday 29th October 2024.

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1. To what extent do you agree with the following statements?

Compared to our non-statutory consultation in 2023, we have made a number of changes to our proposals as we have developed our plans. You can read more about the changes we have made in Chapter 5 of our Consultation brochure.

2. Do you think that our detailed proposals are an improvement on what we presented previously?

I think the changes are positive

I think the changes are broadly positive but still have concerns

I think the changes are neither positive nor negative

I think the changes are negative

Don’t know

If you have further comments to make in response to this question, please include them below:

To make our proposals easier to understand, we have split them across four different sites. These four sites are where we are proposing to build solar panels and battery storage infrastructure. We would also need to lay underground cables between each site and National Grid’s Eaton Socon substation, which is where East Park Energy would connect into the electricity transmission network. This is summarised in the map on this page, and you can read more detailed information in Chapter 5 of our consultation brochure.

A map with labels on that sets out where the proposals for East Park Energy are located

3. To what extent do you support our proposals across each site?

If you have further comments to make in response to this question, please include them below:

At our non-statutory consultation we included the BESS and substation infrastructure within Site C (Option 1). However, in response to further environmental surveys and consultation with stakeholders we are now showing Site D (Option 2) as a possible option for this infrastructure.

You can read more detailed information on these options in Chapter 5 of our Consultation brochure.

4. Which of the locations for the Battery Energy Storage System and substation infrastructure do you prefer?

Site C (Option 1)

Site D (Option 2)

Neither

No preference

Don’t know

If you have further comments to make in response to this question, please include them below:

As part of this consultation, we have published a Preliminary environmental information report (including a non-technical summary of the full report). The purpose of this report is to consider the potential adverse impacts of our proposals on the environmental, along with how we could reduce, mitigate or manage any impacts. It also includes outline information relating to how we would build, operate and decommission East Park Energy.

5. Do you have any concerns about the construction or operation of the project, or the contents of the Preliminary environmental information report more generally?

Landscape and visual

Cultural heritage

Ecology

Water (e.g flooding)

Traffic and transport

Noise and vibration

Air quality

Ground condition

Land and soils

Socio economics

Climate change

Other (please specify)

If you have further comments to make in response to this question, please include them below:

Our proposals include plans to deliver a range of environmental enhancements, such as a minimum of 10% biodiversity net gain. You can read more about this in Chapters 5 and 6 of the Consultation brochure.

6. Do you support our plans to deliver environmental enhancements, such as biodiversity net gain?

Strongly support

Support

Neutral

Oppose

Strongly oppose

Don’t know

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7. Do you have any specific ideas for how we could deliver environmental enhancements?

We want to ensure that those living in the area around our proposals for East Park Energy benefit from the construction and operation of the project. We are proposing to do this through the creation of the East Park Legacy Fund, which could provide funding to local projects. There are three options for how this fund could be delivered:

Option A: A lump sum of £2 million would be made available at the start of the operational phase. No annual fund would be provided.
Option B: A lump sum of £1 million would be made available at the start of the operational phase, along with an additional annual fund of £75,000 per year throughout the operational phase.
Option C: An annual fund of £150,000 per year would be made available throughout the operational phase. No lump sum would be provided.

You can read more about this in Chapter 8 of our Consultation brochure.

8. Do you have a preference for how the East Park Legacy Fund is delivered?

Option A

Option B

Option C

None of the above

No preference

Don’t know

If you have further comments to make in response to this question, please include them below:

9. Do you have any specific ideas for projects/groups that could benefit from funding via the East Park Legacy Fund?

10. Do you have any other comments about our proposals that you have not given previously?

11. Did you take part in our previous consultation?

Yes

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12. How did you find out about the consultation?

Received a newsletter in the post

Adverts in local newspapers

Social media advertising

Media coverage (newspaper, radio, TV, online)

Through a local group/organisation

Word of mouth

Other (please specify)

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13. Did you attend any public consultation events? If so, what events?

Exhibition at Keysoe Village Hall

Exhibition at Little Staughton Village Hall

Exhibition at Hail Weston Village Hall

Exhibition at Great Staughton Village Hall

1:1 meetings at Pertenhall Village Hall

14. How informative did you find our events/consultation materials?

Very good

Good

Average

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15. Do you have any comments about our consultation materials or suggestions for how we could improve?

Strongly agree

Strongly disagree

Don’t know

I am concerned about the impacts of climate change

I support the UK’s transition towards net zero, including by replacing fossil fuels with clean sources of electricity

We need to produce more of our own electricity to support the UK’s energy security

I support the development of solar and battery storage projects as a source of clean electricity

To help understand whether our consultation has been useful to people of different backgrounds and requirements, we would be grateful if you could answer the following optional questions. We may include a summary of these results in our Consultation Report, but no information about any individuals would be published. The answers you provide to these questions may be defined as ‘special category data’. You can withdraw your permission for us to hold this information at any time. To do this, please contact us by email at info@eastparkenergy.co.uk.

16. What is your gender?

Male

Female

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17. Do you consider yourself a person with a disability?

Yes

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18. How would you describe your ethnic background?

White English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British

Irish

Gypsy or Irish Traveller

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White and Black Caribbean

White and Black African

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19. What is your age?

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