Newmarket Racing.pdf

The Jockey Club operates under a Royal Charter, placing all net profits into British horseracing, and is a major landowner in Newmarket, where the town's economy depends on a thriving equine industry. Newmarket is a premier location for training and breeding thoroughbred racehorses, with an estimated economic contribution of over £200 million and 3,000 direct employees. The area competes with other locations worldwide for investment in horseracing, and the proposed Sunnica solar scheme would harm the industry, causing substantial and detrimental changes to the landscape, disrupting equine establishments, and impacting local businesses, employment, and recreation. The scheme's construction and operation would also cause harm to users of minor roads, introduce noise and disruption, and pose a potential danger to horses and riders. The proposal lacks detail and fails to demonstrate an overriding need, adequate consideration of alternative sites, and compliance with government policies.