London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options

Specific comments

We, of course, welcome jobs, but at what price? We are sceptical regarding the figures stated - where are they to come from - are they displaced jobs from elsewhere in the area and therefore should not be counted as new jobs? Are a proportion of them specialist jobs whereby people will have to move to the area and put pressure on our already overloaded transport and utilities? Not to mention the need for yet more housing. After all Leigh is the most sought after area in the Borough so the intense pressure which the town is already under would be intensified. Our services and infrastructure are straining as it is.

The current recession will, as pundits say, take a long time to pull out of and therefore we consider the job figures to be totally unrealistic and at the end of the day we could be left with inappropriate development sitting in the Green Belt as a huge white elephant for years. Where are the 'very special circumstances' to justify this? The loss of Green Belt land is a major issue (and it will be a loss even if it is not de-designated) - there is precious little of this and we should be looking to use it for appropriate uses.

Transport will be a major issue, the road network is not capable of accommodating such large influxes of passenger and heavy goods traffic. We cannot have a development of this scale without improvements to the road network first and this then leads on to other environmental consequences for the area.

The residents of Leigh need to know the details of flight numbers, hours of operation, flight patterns and heights etc. These are important issues which have a direct bearing on their environment and well being.

If a permission is to be granted at the end of the day the Council should be negotiating with the operator on conditions which should include reducing night flights. The opportunity should be taken to review the whole operation of the airport - whatever option is chosen.

Conclusion
We believe that the choice of the maximum option is inappropriate and detrimental to the people of Leigh and is unnecessary for the continued operation of the airport for all of the reasons given above.

The consultation leaflet refers to the Vision of the JAAP - at present we consider this to be a very blinkered and blurred vision. We do not say we are right on everything - but at least give the people if Leigh the chance and the time to state their views. We therefore look forward to your confirmation that the consultation period will be extended as requested above and that our other recommendations and our views are given due consideration so that the people of Leigh will have the full opportunity to state their views and question their councillors.

Specific comments

We, of course, welcome jobs, but at what price? We are sceptical regarding the figures stated - where are they to come from - are they displaced jobs from elsewhere in the area and therefore should not be counted as new jobs? Are a proportion of them specialist jobs whereby people will have to move to the area and put pressure on our already overloaded transport and utilities? Not to mention the need for yet more housing. After all Leigh is the most sought after area in the Borough so the intense pressure which the town is already under would be intensified. Our services and infrastructure are straining as it is.

The current recession will, as pundits say, take a long time to pull out of and therefore we consider the job figures to be totally unrealistic and at the end of the day we could be left with inappropriate development sitting in the Green Belt as a huge white elephant for years. Where are the 'very special circumstances' to justify this? The loss of Green Belt land is a major issue (and it will be a loss even if it is not de-designated) - there is precious little of this and we should be looking to use it for appropriate uses.

Transport will be a major issue, the road network is not capable of accommodating such large influxes of passenger and heavy goods traffic. We cannot have a development of this scale without improvements to the road network first and this then leads on to other environmental consequences for the area.

The residents of Leigh need to know the details of flight numbers, hours of operation, flight patterns and heights etc. These are important issues which have a direct bearing on their environment and well being.

If a permission is to be granted at the end of the day the Council should be negotiating with the operator on conditions which should include reducing night flights. The opportunity should be taken to review the whole operation of the airport - whatever option is chosen.

Conclusion
We believe that the choice of the maximum option is inappropriate and detrimental to the people of Leigh and is unnecessary for the continued operation of the airport for all of the reasons given above.

The consultation leaflet refers to the Vision of the JAAP - at present we consider this to be a very blinkered and blurred vision. We do not say we are right on everything - but at least give the people if Leigh the chance and the time to state their views. We therefore look forward to your confirmation that the consultation period will be extended as requested above and that our other recommendations and our views are given due consideration so that the people of Leigh will have the full opportunity to state their views and question their councillors.

Specific comments

We, of course, welcome jobs, but at what price? We are sceptical regarding the figures stated - where are they to come from - are they displaced jobs from elsewhere in the area and therefore should not be counted as new jobs? Are a proportion of them specialist jobs whereby people will have to move to the area and put pressure on our already overloaded transport and utilities? Not to mention the need for yet more housing. After all Leigh is the most sought after area in the Borough so the intense pressure which the town is already under would be intensified. Our services and infrastructure are straining as it is.

The current recession will, as pundits say, take a long time to pull out of and therefore we consider the job figures to be totally unrealistic and at the end of the day we could be left with inappropriate development sitting in the Green Belt as a huge white elephant for years. Where are the 'very special circumstances' to justify this? The loss of Green Belt land is a major issue (and it will be a loss even if it is not de-designated) - there is precious little of this and we should be looking to use it for appropriate uses.

Transport will be a major issue, the road network is not capable of accommodating such large influxes of passenger and heavy goods traffic. We cannot have a development of this scale without improvements to the road network first and this then leads on to other environmental consequences for the area.

The residents of Leigh need to know the details of flight numbers, hours of operation, flight patterns and heights etc. These are important issues which have a direct bearing on their environment and well being.

If a permission is to be granted at the end of the day the Council should be negotiating with the operator on conditions which should include reducing night flights. The opportunity should be taken to review the whole operation of the airport - whatever option is chosen.

Conclusion
We believe that the choice of the maximum option is inappropriate and detrimental to the people of Leigh and is unnecessary for the continued operation of the airport for all of the reasons given above.

The consultation leaflet refers to the Vision of the JAAP - at present we consider this to be a very blinkered and blurred vision. We do not say we are right on everything - but at least give the people if Leigh the chance and the time to state their views. We therefore look forward to your confirmation that the consultation period will be extended as requested above and that our other recommendations and our views are given due consideration so that the people of Leigh will have the full opportunity to state their views and question their councillors.

Specific comments

We, of course, welcome jobs, but at what price? We are sceptical regarding the figures stated - where are they to come from - are they displaced jobs from elsewhere in the area and therefore should not be counted as new jobs? Are a proportion of them specialist jobs whereby people will have to move to the area and put pressure on our already overloaded transport and utilities? Not to mention the need for yet more housing. After all Leigh is the most sought after area in the Borough so the intense pressure which the town is already under would be intensified. Our services and infrastructure are straining as it is.

The current recession will, as pundits say, take a long time to pull out of and therefore we consider the job figures to be totally unrealistic and at the end of the day we could be left with inappropriate development sitting in the Green Belt as a huge white elephant for years. Where are the 'very special circumstances' to justify this? The loss of Green Belt land is a major issue (and it will be a loss even if it is not de-designated) - there is precious little of this and we should be looking to use it for appropriate uses.

Transport will be a major issue, the road network is not capable of accommodating such large influxes of passenger and heavy goods traffic. We cannot have a development of this scale without improvements to the road network first and this then leads on to other environmental consequences for the area.

The residents of Leigh need to know the details of flight numbers, hours of operation, flight patterns and heights etc. These are important issues which have a direct bearing on their environment and well being.

If a permission is to be granted at the end of the day the Council should be negotiating with the operator on conditions which should include reducing night flights. The opportunity should be taken to review the whole operation of the airport - whatever option is chosen.

Conclusion
We believe that the choice of the maximum option is inappropriate and detrimental to the people of Leigh and is unnecessary for the continued operation of the airport for all of the reasons given above.

The consultation leaflet refers to the Vision of the JAAP - at present we consider this to be a very blinkered and blurred vision. We do not say we are right on everything - but at least give the people if Leigh the chance and the time to state their views. We therefore look forward to your confirmation that the consultation period will be extended as requested above and that our other recommendations and our views are given due consideration so that the people of Leigh will have the full opportunity to state their views and question their councillors.

Specific comments

We, of course, welcome jobs, but at what price? We are sceptical regarding the figures stated - where are they to come from - are they displaced jobs from elsewhere in the area and therefore should not be counted as new jobs? Are a proportion of them specialist jobs whereby people will have to move to the area and put pressure on our already overloaded transport and utilities? Not to mention the need for yet more housing. After all Leigh is the most sought after area in the Borough so the intense pressure which the town is already under would be intensified. Our services and infrastructure are straining as it is.

The current recession will, as pundits say, take a long time to pull out of and therefore we consider the job figures to be totally unrealistic and at the end of the day we could be left with inappropriate development sitting in the Green Belt as a huge white elephant for years. Where are the 'very special circumstances' to justify this? The loss of Green Belt land is a major issue (and it will be a loss even if it is not de-designated) - there is precious little of this and we should be looking to use it for appropriate uses.

Transport will be a major issue, the road network is not capable of accommodating such large influxes of passenger and heavy goods traffic. We cannot have a development of this scale without improvements to the road network first and this then leads on to other environmental consequences for the area.

The residents of Leigh need to know the details of flight numbers, hours of operation, flight patterns and heights etc. These are important issues which have a direct bearing on their environment and well being.

If a permission is to be granted at the end of the day the Council should be negotiating with the operator on conditions which should include reducing night flights. The opportunity should be taken to review the whole operation of the airport - whatever option is chosen.

Conclusion
We believe that the choice of the maximum option is inappropriate and detrimental to the people of Leigh and is unnecessary for the continued operation of the airport for all of the reasons given above.

The consultation leaflet refers to the Vision of the JAAP - at present we consider this to be a very blinkered and blurred vision. We do not say we are right on everything - but at least give the people if Leigh the chance and the time to state their views. We therefore look forward to your confirmation that the consultation period will be extended as requested above and that our other recommendations and our views are given due consideration so that the people of Leigh will have the full opportunity to state their views and question their councillors.

Specific comments

We, of course, welcome jobs, but at what price? We are sceptical regarding the figures stated - where are they to come from - are they displaced jobs from elsewhere in the area and therefore should not be counted as new jobs? Are a proportion of them specialist jobs whereby people will have to move to the area and put pressure on our already overloaded transport and utilities? Not to mention the need for yet more housing. After all Leigh is the most sought after area in the Borough so the intense pressure which the town is already under would be intensified. Our services and infrastructure are straining as it is.

The current recession will, as pundits say, take a long time to pull out of and therefore we consider the job figures to be totally unrealistic and at the end of the day we could be left with inappropriate development sitting in the Green Belt as a huge white elephant for years. Where are the 'very special circumstances' to justify this? The loss of Green Belt land is a major issue (and it will be a loss even if it is not de-designated) - there is precious little of this and we should be looking to use it for appropriate uses.

Transport will be a major issue, the road network is not capable of accommodating such large influxes of passenger and heavy goods traffic. We cannot have a development of this scale without improvements to the road network first and this then leads on to other environmental consequences for the area.

The residents of Leigh need to know the details of flight numbers, hours of operation, flight patterns and heights etc. These are important issues which have a direct bearing on their environment and well being.

If a permission is to be granted at the end of the day the Council should be negotiating with the operator on conditions which should include reducing night flights. The opportunity should be taken to review the whole operation of the airport - whatever option is chosen.

Conclusion
We believe that the choice of the maximum option is inappropriate and detrimental to the people of Leigh and is unnecessary for the continued operation of the airport for all of the reasons given above.

The consultation leaflet refers to the Vision of the JAAP - at present we consider this to be a very blinkered and blurred vision. We do not say we are right on everything - but at least give the people if Leigh the chance and the time to state their views. We therefore look forward to your confirmation that the consultation period will be extended as requested above and that our other recommendations and our views are given due consideration so that the people of Leigh will have the full opportunity to state their views and question their councillors.