The Save Crossness Nature Reserve campaign group whole-heartedly object to Cory's planning application if it means losing any land at the nature reserve - one of only four Local Nature Reserves (LNR) in Bexley, a Metropolitan Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (MSINC) and Metropolitan Open Land (MOL).
Wildlife sees no boundaries. Cory's suggested mitigation plan is a deception - the adjacent Norman Road Field site (currently owned by Peabody) is already a wonderful area for nature and cannot compensate for taking and building on Crossness Nature Reserve.
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We are not opposed to Cory cleaning up their act, but want them to find another location, preferably on existing industrial land.
DRONE IMAGE WITH OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES
Drone image courtesy of Chasing Millimetres
ARTIST IMPRESSION OF CCS FACILITY
We have marked up Weedon Architect's impression of the proposed CCS plan. We understand the two absorber columns (closet to the existing incinerator buildings) will be around 116 meters tall (the height of a 34-storey building). The CO2 conditioning and compression structures will be approximately 50 meters (a 15-storey building).
This photo shows how Crossness Nature Reserve and the mitigation site are next to each other, divided by a post and rail fence. Wildlife already use and move between the two pieces of land - they do not see one as Crossness Nature Reserve and the other as Norman Road Field. Transferring ownership cannot be considered mitigation for losing 11.7% of Crossness Nature Reserve.
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