Object
London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 6187
Received: 31/03/2009
Respondent: South East Essex Friends of the Earth
While modest employment growth at the site would be welcome, the growth proposed is both irresponsible and unachievable. Again, see Brendon Sewill's report "Airport jobs: false hopes, cruel hoax". The destruction of a number of areas of greenbelt in order to expand the industrial site is completely unnecessary given the abundance of available sites in Southend, such as the recently-demolished Prittlebrook Industrial Estate and vacant buildings elsewhere in the borough.
However, if the airport and councils believe job creation potential to be this great, the Section 106 agreement should require 5000 jobs to be created at the site within five years.
While modest employment growth at the site would be welcome, the growth proposed is both irresponsible and unachievable. Again, see Brendon Sewill's report "Airport jobs: false hopes, cruel hoax". The destruction of a number of areas of greenbelt in order to expand the industrial site is completely unnecessary given the abundance of available sites in Southend, such as the recently-demolished Prittlebrook Industrial Estate and vacant buildings elsewhere in the borough.
However, if the airport and councils believe job creation potential to be this great, the Section 106 agreement should require 5000 jobs to be created at the site within five years.