Object

Representation ID: 9232

Received: 08/04/2009

Respondent: CPREssex

1.4 Light Pollution

There is no reference to lighting impacts - either light pollution or light nuisance. New airport buildings and car parks are potentially damaging sources of the former. If located near to residential areas they may also constitute light nuisances. New buildings in the industrial areas within the JAAP would be subject to the same comments. Lights on aircraft in flight, especially coming in to land, can also inflict light nuisance on residential properties near to the airport.


1.5 Surface Water-

There is no reference to potential impacts on surface water or to matters raised in the consultation on the IOR. We would refer to the Sustainability Appraisal (SA) provided at that time (June 2008), which says (appendix 1):

"The airport will continue discharging waste-water into the brooks within the site through the interceptor. Any natural growth of the airport activities is likely to decrease [sic] or maintain the current bad water quality in the brooks."

We assume that 'decrease' as used here means 'make worse'. This would be unacceptable in terms of potential impact on landscape and wildlife.

This statement applied to scenario 1 in the IOR - the lowest level of expansion. The scenario proposed in the POR, involving a much higher level of expansion is likely to make the impact on water quality worse.

We therefore concur with a later statement in the SA.

"It is imperative for the detailed development plans to set out strategies to ensure the water quality is maintained."