Hi, I would like to object to all plans for the Minster Converter Station. Having lived in the area (Ramsgate) for 10 years and walked and fished the area I have a high knowledge of the wildlife in the area. This area is a bird highway giving millions of birds an area for rest on journeys coming south from the continent and north from East Anglia. This area is a floodplain and a marsh. The area is a few miles from SSSI areas home to vast quantities of wildlife species who use the marshes. The whole area from Stodmarsh to Pegwell bay should be a protected area for wildlife. These reasons alone highlight the stupidity and complete lack of concern for the environment that is simply unbelievable. I highly object to all plans. Regards, Graham Warnock

Dear Graham, Thank you for your email below, which was forwarded to us as it appears to refer to the proposed Sea (South East Anglia) Link project. The proposed application for the Sea Link Project is currently at the Pre-application stage of the Planning Act 2008 process. Further information about the process can be found in the link below to the National Infrastructure Planning website: attachment 1. The Planning Inspectorate is unable to consider representations about the merits of any application until it has been submitted and accepted for Examination. As the application has not yet been formally submitted to the Planning Inspectorate your first point of contact should be the developer (National Grid), and we would encourage you to contact them directly: Email:[email protected] Telephone: 0808 134 9569 Post: Freepost SEA LINK. It is important that the developer is made aware of your comments at the Pre-application stage to enable them to consider the points raised before finalising their proposals and submitting the application. The developer’s statutory consultation period was from 24 October 2023 to 18 December 2023, however they have opened up another period of targeted consultation which will run from 8 July – 11 August 2024. Should the application be accepted for Examination you will be able to register as an Interested Party by submitting a relevant representation. This must be submitted on the ‘Registration and Relevant Representation form’ which will be made available on the project webpage of the National Infrastructure Planning website at the appropriate time. Further information about registering as an Interested Party can be found in the Planning Inspectorate’s ‘Advice Note 8.2: How to register to participate in an Examination’ which can be found here: attachment 2. You may also find it helpful to subscribe to us to receive email notifications for key events that occur after an application has been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. This can be done by selecting ‘Get Updates’ on the Planning Inspectorate’s project webpage and then entering your email address: Sea Link - Project information (planninginspectorate.gov.uk). If you have any other questions, or if Sea Link was not the proposed development you were referring to in your email, please let us know. Kind regards, Louise Harraway, Case Manager