The third paragraph refers to airport runways (plural) whereas this should be singular. More importantly, the third paragraph could note (with reference to Figure 2.6) that the current Green Belt boundary is arbitrary in that it runs across the airport and across the runway, not following natural features or developed areas.

The purple line on Figure 2.1 is not keyed, but appears to indicate the Airport boundary. It would be better if the boundary included the RESA/ILS area to the south west, the 4 acre field close to the south west end of the runway, the 10 acre field adjacent to the northern maintenance area and the area to the east of the railway, all of which are leased to or owned by the Airport

The first paragraph beneath Figure 2.1 should refer to the Southend - London main line railway as the Great Eastern Main Line. This is the name used by Network Rail and the DfT and avoids confusion with the London - Southend - Shoeburyness Line.

The description of the southern portion of the study area in the penultimate paragraph could make it clear that the employment area off Nestuda Way contains offices, retail and a hotel/restaurant.