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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Submission Document
Representation ID: 32501
Received: 25/04/2013
Respondent: Mr Peter Symes
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Assumption only "quiet" aircraft using airport. Stobart won't ask "how noisy are your planes?", but "how much are you paying us?".
Passenger numbers to increase - no traffic survey has been undertaken - particularly
B1013, which NOT listed
previously as recommended route for airport access - Previously passengers would arrive by train and A127 was preferred route. Jobs again main driver, but UK airports are exporters taking money abroad via holidaymakers. Loss green belt ignored as if inconsequential. Ignores empty shops and business premises locally (Hockley abundance vacant premises). Reality is most of supposed "new" jobs just relocated from elsewhere.
Again assumption that only "quiet" aircraft will be using the airport. Last time I looked Stobart were running a business, this means that they won't be asking any prospective airline "how noisy are your planes?", but "how much are you willing to pay?".
Passenger numbers are forecast to increase and yet no traffic survey has been undertaken - particularly on the B1013, which was NOT listed on previous documentation as a recommended route for airport access - the arguments put forward were that most passengers would arrive by train and that the A127 was to be the preferred vehicular route. Jobs a