There are 3 main issues; Employment, Noise & Air Pollution and Infrastructure.
We'd all support good employment in the area however this can't be acheived without affecting the noise and air pollution and our current infrastucture can't currently support it.
I have lived in Leigh since 1998 and in the last 10 years there has been a significant increase in the frequency of flights approaching or leaving the airport over Leigh and these can't be considered quiet - any increase in the number of flights cannot be tolerated due to the noise pollution. The air pollution is an issue I have no immediate knowledge of.
The plans also lay out some ideas with respect to linking the airport with the A127 - well what is the point. The A127 is already at full capacity, the entire areas roads are already congested and the Liverpool Street train line has not got the capacity to support much more than it currently does.