Object
London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Submission Document
Representation ID: 32273
Received: 05/04/2013
Respondent: Mrs Catherine Theobald
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Some claims in this section appear to be inaccurate and wilfully misleading, including posing a serious threat to local health and well-being and to the local environment. Millions of pounds are going out of the economy and what is coming into the town is claimed but not proven.
The statement that the modern planes are quieter and more fuel-efficient does not fit in with the fact that I am frequently woken early in the morning by what sounds like 4-propellor planes warming up before take-off. This can go on for more than 5 minutes whilst the crow-scarer blasts birds off the runway, and has been known to happen as early as 6.05am! Money is being spent abroad as UK citizens fly out on business or holiday. We were told that 6500 jobs would be created at Southend airport, and even though at present, there have been three-quarters of a million passengers, there has been no marked increase in jobs created.