Policy T6 - Green travel plans

Comment

Representation ID: 4551

Received: 18/02/2009

Respondent: Mr Robert Hurst

Due to the proposed operational times of the airport it is obvious that employees will not always be able to utilise public transport that ceases so early in the evenings. Therefore, staff will use their cars - will there be enough space? Consider say the problems this causes at Southend Hospital.

Object

Representation ID: 4836

Received: 03/03/2009

Respondent: Mr Ian Towler

The only green approach to travel is to reduce the need for travel. The whole plan is dependant upon thousands of people travelling to the site to work or to use the airport. The whole scheme is an environmental disaster based upon outdated thinking of concentrated industry and commerce resulting in large numbers of people commuting to work.

Object

Representation ID: 4893

Received: 05/03/2009

Respondent: Mr Alan Davies

There is no mention of cargo vehicles in this plan, as the airport operator is a cargo based business I am certain warehousing and vehicle movements will have a high impact on green travel.

Support

Representation ID: 5024

Received: 09/03/2009

Respondent: Mr K Meikle

I fully support.

Object

Representation ID: 5117

Received: 11/03/2009

Respondent: Mrs D Davies

I can tell a lot of thought has gone into green travel plans. Especially as all policies, so far, encourage car/lorry useage on congested roads & increases in noise & air pollution over a very heavily populated areas!

Object

Representation ID: 5195

Received: 13/03/2009

Respondent: Mr B Jones

STRONGLY OBJECT TO ALL EXPANSION. Do minimum or preferably no expansion.The increase in aircraft noise for us residents will become intolerable, emissions will increase. The road system cannot cope with current traffic levels. If 2m passenger movements are reached this will require about 4000 extra car journeys per day!!! Imagine the road upgrading work for the next few years that would be required. This area has a high percentage of elderly people who hardly fly. Who will the expansion benefit, people flying from outside the region and the business people and major shareholders who will make millions of pounds.

Support

Representation ID: 5428

Received: 25/03/2009

Respondent: Mrs A Wate

need money for improved cycle and footways aklso electic or mixed power vehicles from park and ride would be good

Comment

Representation ID: 5513

Received: 24/03/2009

Respondent: richard lytheer

YIPPEE. What does this mean????

Object

Representation ID: 5615

Received: 25/03/2009

Respondent: natalie mcallister

Current greenbelt boundaries should be defended. There will be more cars clogging up the already congested roads adding to pollution and noise.

Object

Representation ID: 5634

Received: 25/03/2009

Respondent: karen sutherland

why does this plan only have to cover the journeys of staff? what about the very ungreen travel plans of the 2 million passengers using the airport...this is yet more 'box ticking'

Support

Representation ID: 5658

Received: 15/05/2009

Respondent: London Southend Airport

London Southend Airport Company Ltd supports this proposed policy.

Object

Representation ID: 5681

Received: 26/03/2009

Respondent: Allan Trower

I strongly object to the plans to extend southend airport. I do not believe the area needs another airport, particularly one that is in an urban area and will effect many people's lives in leigh on sea, both financially through the fall in house prices and environmentally. Plans to have night flights are totally unacceptable and will be detremental people's lives including children and will effect their education. I for one will be discussing this with my Local MP to stop this ridiculous proposal. A far better plan would have been to move the Hospital to the Airport site!!!

Object

Representation ID: 5729

Received: 26/03/2009

Respondent: Allan Trower

This will have a negative on:-

1. Environment (noise and pollution)
2. Wildlife and greenbelt
3. Surrounding residential properties
4. Public Services (Health and Education)
5. Infrastructure (congestion)

I dont believe the sweetner on job creation given the current climate so dont be fooled by this one. I can't see many companies wanting to invest in this proposal.

Object

Representation ID: 5750

Received: 26/03/2009

Respondent: Mrs. Laura O'Connor

How can "Green Travel Plans" even begin to compensate for the environmental damage that the airport expansion will create, even if every employee arrived on a bicycle every day!

Object

Representation ID: 5777

Received: 26/03/2009

Respondent: Gemma Cudlipp

A green travel plan - to offset by perhaps a fraction of a percent the environmental and noise pollution of the freight planes?? Excuse the sarcasm but really - you must be joking.

Support

Representation ID: 5809

Received: 27/03/2009

Respondent: Mr T Clark

I think it might be useful if the Councils applied some sort of rating inducement, so that businesses that acheive certain levels of excellence in their green travel plans use and acceptance, are financially rewarded for doing so.

Object

Representation ID: 5949

Received: 29/03/2009

Respondent: Mrs Fleur Derbyshire-Fox

Object Policy T6: This is a fallacy - airport expansion is not 'Green': to reduce global warming we should be reducing air travel - the greatest polluter and cars on the road. Inevitably people will drive to work/to the airport increasing car pollution and traffic congestion to unacceptable levels.

Object

Representation ID: 6017

Received: 29/03/2009

Respondent: Mr Derek Waddy-Smith

Expanding an airport in a highly populated area, in the wrong geographical setting, when the county already has an established airport. Whatever green travel plans you put in place will never pay back the debt owed to the next generation.

Object

Representation ID: 6118

Received: 31/03/2009

Respondent: Mrs Joanna Spencer

Why cant they park at the airport

Object

Representation ID: 6148

Received: 31/03/2009

Respondent: Mr John Lippe

I object in the strongest terms to what is little more than 'greenwashing'. Such plans will do little to offsett the environmental impact of what is a totally unacceptable development.

Support

Representation ID: 6386

Received: 02/04/2009

Respondent: Mr Jeffrey Pacey

Strongly agree.

Object

Representation ID: 6466

Received: 03/04/2009

Respondent: Mr Ian Bartley

as above

Object

Representation ID: 6500

Received: 04/04/2009

Respondent: David Emery

Cynical mentioning "GREEN" in the same breath as airport expansion.

Support

Representation ID: 6552

Received: 04/04/2009

Respondent: Deb Pacey

This is a very important issue. We need to ensure that we do as much as possible to reduce the impact on the environment

Object

Representation ID: 6580

Received: 04/04/2009

Respondent: Mr Brian Birnie

I feel let down already that work of some kind is in progress in the Southend Road location. It appears that a decision has been made by Rochford and Southend Councils already.

I strongly object to the expansion of Southend Airport and the changes that are associated with it. This list is a few of the reasons.
Increased pollution. Increased traffic on roads already congested. Increased noise 24 hours no guarantee to limits. Reduction in house values as can already be seen just with the expansion proposals. Increase in freight flights these planes won't be quieter than newer style passenger planes.

Object

Representation ID: 6659

Received: 05/04/2009

Respondent: Mr Heath Aldridge

Traffic concerns / property prices devaluation

Object

Representation ID: 6732

Received: 05/04/2009

Respondent: Charles Wetton

This is laughable considering the environmental impact of the proposed expansion.

Object

Representation ID: 6944

Received: 06/04/2009

Respondent: P Crawshaw

I strongly object to the runway extension and associated developments. They will blight the lives of many residents in the area due to the increase in noise, pollution and traffic to provide very limited benefits.

Comment

Representation ID: 6983

Received: 06/04/2009

Respondent: Mr Adam Firth

In the Southend context, a green travel plan is merely a figleaf which will not impact on the local preference to use the local car. A travel plan is not a replacement for long term, co-ordinated investment in alternative methods of transport.

Object

Representation ID: 7063

Received: 07/04/2009

Respondent: mr david Green

Green travel plans and airports do not go together. This is an environmental nightmare. I strongly object to the expansion and the fact you are trying to put a Green label on any part of it.