Southend airport has more housing in its immediate vicinity than any other UK regional airport, It is grossly misleading for the JAAP document to suggest that the local councils have done anything to limit or reduce the number of people who suffer from aircraft noise. Indeed Mrs Lucas-Gill has told me in writing that there is nothing she can do to help and has advised me to claim compensation. I have also written directly to Southend Council who have given me the same messages.

I firmly believe the local councils have failed in their duty of care to the local population by doing everything in their power to reduce flights and noise. It is a disgraceful and harmful decision to allow night flights which poses a risk to health of the people who now have to suffer absolute misery caused by the irresponsible and callous expansion of the airport.

This document is unsound it is based on a series of false assumptions, including the claim that it will create jobs and that the airport is in any way sustainable.

In the first year of operations at southend airport it states that 500 jobs were created however I understand that around half of these were transferred from Stanstead so yet again more misery for workers who lost or had to move jobs and yet more lies from the Council.

No mention has also been made of the £millions being lost from local homeowners/voters and tax payers who's properties have been substantially devalued because of the airport & associated noise and pollution. This shows the utter contempt and lack of respect that the councils have for the local population by not listening or taking action with very real issues.

I understand that the last JAAP had 80% of respondents voting against the expansion and high growth and an opinion poll recently had 61% of local people opposed to expansion so I am stunned that the councils are still progressing with this plan when nobody supports this locally - are you listening to the local voters at all council men snd women???