“Given your own description of Walberswick as a high‑end, nature‑based tourist destination, do you still consider this landing site acceptable with highly sensitive wildlife and habitats nearby?”

“Are you aware that virtually the whole village, including vulnerable residents, live close if not immediately adjacent to the proposed landing site and will be directly affected by construction? What measures are you putting in place to assess and mitigate this?”

 “You anticipate 24‑hour working in or near residential parts of Walberswick, for how many consecutive nights, and how will residents be compensated?”

“On what evidence has LionLink concluded there are ‘no likely significant cumulative effects’ when you admit your own assessment is incomplete?”

“Given your proposed 24‑month construction period and long daily working hours, what specific noise, vibration and lighting mitigation is proposed for residents?”

”Where exactly on Manor field will the construction site be, how big is it and how long will it be active for? “ 

“For how long will LionLink be trenching through Walberswick from the landing site to the water tower?”

“How are you intending to protect this internationally important habitat with its rare birds and animals? For example, the lights will disturb the rare bat species.“

“Can LionLink give a clear guarantee that their construction or related traffic will NOT use Lodge Road, Stocks Lane, or The Street at any stage of the project?”

 “Will the Walberswick road be closed at any point during construction, and how will you guarantee 24/7 emergency access is maintained?” 

“How can you justify bringing another major infrastructure project to the area given Sizewell C, SeaLink and the multiple solar farms are bringing the A12 and local road networks to a standstill?” 

“Who is responsible for on going compliance (dust, noise, vibration and light levels), and how will controls be strengthened where multiple projects overlap or agreed measures don’t work for residents?”

“How do residents communicate (on a day-to-day basis) with LionLink if and when problems arise?” 

 “What would lead you to abandon Walberswick as a landfall option altogether, rather than simply tweaking mitigation?”

It would be incredibly helpful if, after the meeting, you could email any answers you get, thoughts, or additional questions you may have to our dedicated email address: info@wall-update.org.

Further detail questions for Lion Link Consultation

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WALL will be producing as much analysis and guidance as we can on these proposals as soon as possible, but our ability to challenge LionLink successfully will depend on the whole community rallying together to mount a very robust response throughout the roughly two-month consultation period.  We need volunteers to help with a range of activities such as drafting communications, organising meetings, designing leaflets, social media,  analysing LionLink documents, fund-raising etc.  You don’t have to be an expert, every little bit helps!   Thank you. 

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