Object

London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Submission Document

Representation ID: 32589

Received: 26/04/2013

Respondent: Mr Graham Whitehead

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

This will to be to the detriment of local residents and businesses. If the number of passengers grows, it might well result in more jobs lost than gained.
Bullet point (I) is wishful thinking by bullet point (II) admitting constraints due to availability of land and property boundaries. Further how does encouraging flights to Edinburgh, Newquay and Amsterdam all destinations that can all be reached by rail promote the use of sustainable transport? The lack of logic displayed here renders it unbalanced. The Submission Draft is required by statute to be balanced, lack of balance makes it unlawful.

Full text:

Paragraph 3.4 Transport and Movement

The document undermines its own case by admitting that the local road network has limited capacity for improvement. The A127 (Prince Avenue) and B1013 (Manners Way, Southend Road and Hall Road) are part of the local road network. As the vast majority of passengers arrive and depart by private car or taxi congestion is bound to increase.
This will to be to the detriment of local residents and businesses. If the number of passengers grows to the number predicted it might well result in more jobs lost than gained.
Bullet point (I) is immediately revealed as wishful thinking by bullet point (II) admitting constraints due to availability of land and property boundaries. Further how does encouraging flights to Edinburgh, Newquay and Amsterdam all destinations that can all be reached by rail promote the use of sustainable transport? The lack of logic displayed here renders it illogical and as a result unbalanced. The Submission Draft is required by statute to be balanced, lack of balance makes it unlawful.