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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Submission Document

Representation ID: 32479

Received: 23/04/2013

Respondent: Mrs Lynette Frampton

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

THE POLICY TO EXPAND THE AIRPORT SERVE AS AN UNSOUND AND IRRESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT. THE JAAP SUPPORTS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF EVIDENCE BASED ON POLICY. THE LOCAL POPULATION OPPOSE AND ARE SUFFERING FINANCALLY AND HEALTH PROBLEMS ALREADY, LET THE AIRPORT GETS BIGGER AND OUR MISERY WILL GREATLY INCREASE AS A RESULT OF THE ACTIONS OF OUR TWO LOCAL COUNCILS.

Full text:

AsWE LIVE DIRECTLY UNDER THE FLIGHT PATH ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER REGIONAL AIRPORT IN THE UK,IT IS GREATLY MISLEADING OF THE JAAP DOCUMENT TO SUGGEST THAT THE 2 LOCAL COUNCILS HAVE DONE ANYTHING TO TO LIMIT OR REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM AIRCRAFT NOISE. THE COUNCILS HAVE LET THE LOCAL PEOPLE DOWN BY USING THEIR POWERS TO INCREASE THE FLIGHTS AND NOISE. MORE NIGHT FLIGHTS POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE HEALTH OF ALL WHO LIVE UNDER THE FLIGHT PATH.THE DOCUMENT IS UNSOUND, HALF THE JOBS IT CLAIMS IT HAS GENERATED ARE JOBS TRAMSFERED FROM STANSTEAD AND NOT NEW JOBS. THE AIR PORT HAS TAKEN £MILLIONS OUT OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY THE DEVALUATION THE PROPERTY ON THE FLIGHT PATH AND IN THE SURROUNDING AREA OF THE AIRPORT INCLUDING OURS AND OUR NEIGHBOURS WHO ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO SELL. THE LAST JAAP PROCESS SHOWED THAT AROUND 80% OF THE RESPONDANTS DID NOT WANT THE HIGH GROWTH SCENARIO FOR THE AIRPORT EXPANSION. lAST YEAR AN OPINION POLL SHOWED THAT 61% OF LOCAL PEOPLE WERE AGAINST THE EXPANSION OF TE AIRPORT