Environmental Objections to the AELTC Planning Application.
Letter from The Wimbledon Society dated 8 June 2023:
“It is anticipated that these applications will be heard by the Merton DPAC and Wandsworth PAC during the summer or autumn.
This letter summarises the environmental objections to these applications and is based on work undertaken by environmental scientist and local resident Dr D.G. Dawson, who has made 7 submissions.
- Biodiversity net gain is promised by AELTC, but this is faulted by poor surveys missing much of the
present value, and by over-optimistic evaluation of paper promises. They claim to surpass the planning
requirement for 10% net gain over a 30-year period. We are sure there will be a net loss. The headlines of
the loss are:”
