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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Submission Document

Representation ID: 32272

Received: 05/04/2013

Respondent: Mrs Catherine Theobald

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

I am being subjected to constant noise and air pollution
The job creation claims are misleading
Money is being shipped out of the country.
Manners Way was intended as the main approach road to the airport, not Eastwoodbury Lane

Full text:

The vision is unsound. It was stated during the previous consultation that the Saxon Business Park will be mostly formed from businesses which currently occupy space in Eldon Way, Hockley and are expected to move from there as the Hockley Area Action Plan (HAAP) gets under weigh. The railway station at the airport is much under-used and the local roads are struggling under the pressure of traffic as well as the size of some of the vehicles which wish to approach the airport. It is also misleading to indicate that revenue comes into the town as a result of having an airport here. It has been shown that revenue is taken out of the country to as many destinations as the airport has flights for. A link road was built purely to divert Eastwoodbury Lane from its ancient course. It is now being referred to as an improved access to the airport. This is blatantly untrue, since a great part of the raod looks exactly as it did 50 years ago.