We made our target! Over 5000 people made an objection to the Norwich Western Link. 

Thankyou!!

This is a fantastic number. Especially when you consider that only 2 or 3 hundred people mustered a support comment. The NWL is 'the will of the people' ? It seems not....

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Checking up on the missing responses

The Norfolk CC site with all the responses seems to have got stuck at under 5000. 

It might just be that they have got overwhelmed. So we have asked them when to expect everything to be up. 

But we are a bit concerned because objections did go missing with NDR planning consultation, so we are checking what is going on. 

So many objections from public bodies!

The objections are stacking up:

The Flood Authority

The Woodland Trust

The Environmental Agency

Natural England

to name a few

AND

Norfolk County Council's own environmental team!

So now is the time for Norfolk CC to concede its not going to work, and go and negotiate with the government. 

There is a good chance that money may be withdrawn in the current spending review by the government. We want to make sure that Norfolk are not left without any cash to follow through on an effective Plan B. If they put forward some alternatives now they could ask for help. If they just push on and keep spending on this plan they could be left with nothing. 

Action: Ask for NWL funding to be removed AND support for a Plan B 

Ask for central government to rethink all schemes like the NWL via this national campaign. But also you can add something specifically about the NWL. Ask for help with road improvements, public transport and active travel as a cheaper, better alternative to a road vs leaving traffic chaos. We don't want Norfolk to suffer for the council's mistake in pursuing the wrong thing.

Click on button to get to easy email action: 

The Stop the Wensum Link Team

If you use the email make sure you use the planning reference and include your name and address.

Some points to help: 

Destruction of Biodiversity:  The implementation of this road would inflict irreversible harm upon these precious ecosystems, threatening old woodlands with veteran trees and a rare chalk stream.

Increased Carbon Emissions: The construction of the road would exacerbate CO2 emissions significantly, both during the building phase and due to induced traffic. Such actions directly contradict our collective commitments to curbing carbon emissions and striving for 'net-zero' status by 2050. The expansion of road infrastructure blatantly contradicts climate emergency declarations and the ongoing global efforts to decarbonize.

Mitigation Failures: History has shown that past mitigation efforts for similar projects, such as the Broadland Northway (formerly known as the Northern Distributor Road), have fallen short in safeguarding local wildlife effectively. Given this track record, we question the efficacy of proposed mitigation measures for the Wensum Link road. How can we trust that this time will be any different?

Cost/Value for money

Spending this money on a three-mile environmentally damaging road with minimal, if any, economic advantages is unjustifiable. These public funds could be utilised more effectively elsewhere. Alternatives to a road have not been properly investigated, despite local people asking for non road solutions in initial consultations.

Need more details or points to make?

Download the easy guide via our website (under 'more ways to help' near the top of the home page')

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