HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline

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HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline

Received 13 June 2023
From Stephens Scown LLP on behalf of Mr and Mrs Oultram (HW Oultram & Co) (Mr and Mrs Oultram (HW Oultram & Co))

Representation

CR1 and CR2 Change Request 1 requires additional compulsory purchase land to the NW of the existing slurry tank at Newbridge Farm (18-20a). Two possibilities are considered in the change request. One involves a requirement to remove the slurry tank the other involves aligning the pipeline much closer to the adjacent woodland to the NW. That proximity is objected to by NRW, increasing the likelihood that the slurry tank will need to be removed. The developer has assessed the demolition impacts but nowhere does it seem to have assessed the economic impacts on the farm. A dairy farm cannot operate without a slurry tank; it is a statutory requirement. The developer concedes that there is no suitable alternative location for the tank and so the business will need to close. Change Request 2 increases the permanent land take by the Alltami Brook (19-04d). this will sever the holding, it represents additional lost acres of land making the business unsustainable as there is a level below which a dairy unit cannot operate and will cause stock reductions and redundancies. There will also be a loss of free fresh water supply from the woodland stream that has been enjoyed by the farm since it was bought in 1978.