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London Southend Airport & Environs Joint Area Action Plan Issues & Options Paper

Representation ID: 1583

Received: 30/07/2008

Respondent: Renaissance Southend

Representation Summary:

High Growth Option in Scenario 3 has opportunity to expand airport operations/accommodate economic growth, through expansion of industrial/business cluster around the airport. High growth scenario is based on expansion of commercial flight that requires extension of runway. Scenario 2b "Medium Growth/Aviation Cluster" also has opportunity to grow airport operation through expansion of commercial flights/growth of aviation cluster around airport, through incremental approach. There may be opportunity to create hybrid option (mix of growth scenarios) design to deliver accelerated growth over medium term, giveing confidence to potential airline operators to consider LSA as viable destination withbenefit of improved access to London.

Full text:

The High Growth Option set out in Scenario 3 has the opportunity to expand the airport operations and accommodate future economic growth, through the expansion of the industrial/business cluster around the airport. The high growth scenario is based on the expansion of the airport for commercial flight that requires the extension of the runway. Scenario 2b "Medium Growth - Aviation Cluster" also has the opportunity to grow the airport operation through expansion of commercial flights and growth the aviation cluster around the airport, through a more incremental approach. There may be an opportunity to create a hybrid option that is mix of these growth scenarios design to deliver an accelerated growth over a medium term that gives confidence to potential airline operators to consider London Southend Airport as viable destination that has the benefit of improved access to the City.