Development threatens beautiful Suffolk coast

SIR – We in Friston are not the only ones suffering from threats to Suffolk’s coast (Letters, March 26).

Scottish Power Renewables threatens our small hamlet – less than three miles from the proposed site of the Sizewell C nuclear power station – with a wind farm substation the size of six football pitches and three storeys high. If constructed, this will be mere yards from our beautiful church.

It is so easy for these organisations to threaten us with such chaos; they do not live in the areas targeted and therefore give little thought to the environmental damage they are doing. Chris Sneath

Friston, Suffolk

SIR – As a responsible developer, EDF Energy is committed to building on the good relationship Sizewell B has with the local community while shaping plans for the proposed Sizewell C power station in Suffolk.

Sizewell C takes its responsibilities to the environment and communities seriously. We have a good track record of looking after nature around our operating power station at Sizewell B. Our ecologists continue to undertake environmental surveys of the proposed site for Sizewell C. Our planners have also worked with local councils to develop a transport strategy for workers and freight that minimises the impact on roads.

We understand that how our workers travel to the site and how we move freight is important to local people during construction. We will use rail as well as road transport and a beach landing facility to move freight. We encourage local people to meet us, share their views and take part in the consultation for a new power station in Suffolk. Our aim is to maximise job opportunities for local people, especially the young, while minimising the environmental impact. Jim Crawford

Director, Sizewell C Project Development Gloucester