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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Policy E2 - Aviation way Industrial Estate
Representation ID: 6199
Received: 01/04/2009
Respondent: South East Essex Friends of the Earth
It seems unlikely that businesses will want to move into this area given the additional financial contribution required of them. However, if it is expected that 750 jobs will be created on this site, that is to be welcomed. As previously discussed, the job creation targets should be enforced by being included in the Section 106 agreement.
It seems unlikely that businesses will want to move into this area given the additional financial contribution required of them. However, if it is expected that 750 jobs will be created on this site, that is to be welcomed. As previously discussed, the job creation targets should be enforced by being included in the Section 106 agreement.
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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Policy E3 - Saxon Business Park
Representation ID: 11226
Received: 12/05/2009
Respondent: South East Essex Friends of the Earth
It is wrong to build on this agricultural land when there are so many existing industrial areas (e.g. Prittlebrook Industrial Estate) and office blocks (e.g. Victoria Avenue) that are currently vacant. As world oil supplies diminish, it will become increasingly important that the UK is able to grow its own food and not rely on imports.
It is wrong to build on this agricultural land when there are so many existing industrial areas (e.g. Prittlebrook Industrial Estate) and office blocks (e.g. Victoria Avenue) that are currently vacant. As world oil supplies diminish, it will become increasingly important that the UK is able to grow its own food and not rely on imports.
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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Policy E4 - Phasing of Saxon Business Park
Representation ID: 11227
Received: 12/05/2009
Respondent: South East Essex Friends of the Earth
As described above in my response to Policy E3, it is wrong to use this agricultural land when there are plenty of suitable brown field sites that remain unused, such as the facility on the corner of Manchester Drive and Eastwood Boulevard.
As described above in my response to Policy E3, it is wrong to use this agricultural land when there are plenty of suitable brown field sites that remain unused, such as the facility on the corner of Manchester Drive and Eastwood Boulevard.
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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Policy E8 - Nestuda Way Business Park
Representation ID: 11233
Received: 12/05/2009
Respondent: South East Essex Friends of the Earth
The south-west Public Safety Zone shown on the Proposals Map is the current one. Were the runway to be extended, the Public Safety Zone (PSZ) would move further south west. Additionally, as the outer PSZ area is defined as the area in which there is a 1 in 100,000 chance of being hit by an aircraft over the course of a year, a significant increase in flights would expand this area. The Nestuda Way Business Park site is already very close to the boundary of the current PSZ - it would certainly fall inside the new one, breaching planning guidance.
The south-west Public Safety Zone shown on the Proposals Map is the current one. Were the runway to be extended, the Public Safety Zone (PSZ) would move further south west. Additionally, as the outer PSZ area is defined as the area in which there is a 1 in 100,000 chance of being hit by an aircraft over the course of a year, a significant increase in flights would expand this area. The Nestuda Way Business Park site is already very close to the boundary of the current PSZ - it would certainly fall inside the new one, breaching planning guidance.
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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Policy LS1 - General Policy
Representation ID: 11510
Received: 12/05/2009
Respondent: South East Essex Friends of the Earth
Who is it recognised by that the airport "can provide a key boost to the economy..."? Where is the evidence to back this assertion up? You only have to look at the claims made at other airports and then compare those with what actually happened to realise that the claims are wild exaggerations. Airports in this country take money out of the economy because the vast majority are flying away from the UK on holiday. Southend is not now and never will be an international holiday destination.
Who is it recognised by that the airport "can provide a key boost to the economy..."? Where is the evidence to back this assertion up? You only have to look at the claims made at other airports and then compare those with what actually happened to realise that the claims are wild exaggerations. Airports in this country take money out of the economy because the vast majority are flying away from the UK on holiday. Southend is not now and never will be an international holiday destination.
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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Policy LS2 - Development at London Southend Airport
Representation ID: 11526
Received: 12/05/2009
Respondent: South East Essex Friends of the Earth
This policy is entirely at odds with the Climate Change Act and planning policy on sustainability and environmental protection. The "agreed [noise] baseline level" is entirely meaningless at this stage, as no such level has been set. The idea that getting people to catch the train or cycle to the airport is going to make any difference is laughable. In a ten minute period, a plane can cause more climatic damage than a car would do driving round the circumference of the planet (http://eans.net). The only *sustainable* course of action is to close the airport.
This policy is entirely at odds with the Climate Change Act and planning policy on sustainability and environmental protection. The "agreed [noise] baseline level" is entirely meaningless at this stage, as no such level has been set. The idea that getting people to catch the train or cycle to the airport is going to make any difference is laughable. In a ten minute period, a plane can cause more climatic damage than a car would do driving round the circumference of the planet (http://eans.net). The only *sustainable* course of action is to close the airport.
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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Policy LS3 - Noise Statement
Representation ID: 11528
Received: 12/05/2009
Respondent: South East Essex Friends of the Earth
It should not be left to the airport to monitor and evaluate their own noise as they will naturally present all findings as positively as possible for themselves. In the interests of transparency and public confidence, all noise and pollution monitoring should be conducted by an independent and unbiased third party.
It should not be left to the airport to monitor and evaluate their own noise as they will naturally present all findings as positively as possible for themselves. In the interests of transparency and public confidence, all noise and pollution monitoring should be conducted by an independent and unbiased third party.
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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Policy LS4 - Surface Access Strategy
Representation ID: 11534
Received: 12/05/2009
Respondent: South East Essex Friends of the Earth
I fail to see why it is the airport operator's job to prepare a Surface Access Strategy. There are limited options for access to the airport via road and rail and it should be for the Borough and District Councils to determine what routes are acceptable and to impose limits on the hours that HGVs can enter and leave the site, and load and unload, as they already do for retail outlets.
I fail to see why it is the airport operator's job to prepare a Surface Access Strategy. There are limited options for access to the airport via road and rail and it should be for the Borough and District Councils to determine what routes are acceptable and to impose limits on the hours that HGVs can enter and leave the site, and load and unload, as they already do for retail outlets.
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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Policy LS5 - Public Safety Zones
Representation ID: 11537
Received: 12/05/2009
Respondent: South East Essex Friends of the Earth
Firstly, the south-west zone shown on the Proposals Map is the current one. Without showing where it would move to were the runway extension to proceed and how much bigger it would be as a result of the increase in flights, it is not possible to plan appropriately. The Park & Ride scheme and the Nestuda Way Industrial Estate would both increase the number of people within the zone. I should note that the wording "*when* the runway is extended" supports the assertion made by many people that it is indeed a foregone conclusion that the runway will be extended.
Firstly, the south-west zone shown on the Proposals Map is the current one. Without showing where it would move to were the runway extension to proceed and how much bigger it would be as a result of the increase in flights, it is not possible to plan appropriately. The Park & Ride scheme and the Nestuda Way Industrial Estate would both increase the number of people within the zone. I should note that the wording "*when* the runway is extended" supports the assertion made by many people that it is indeed a foregone conclusion that the runway will be extended.
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London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Policy LS6 - Runway Extension
Representation ID: 11544
Received: 12/05/2009
Respondent: South East Essex Friends of the Earth
If the runway extension goes ahead, the airport operator must bear the full cost of the road diversion. Without the runway extension, the diversion would not be necessary. If individual councillors are not allowed to declare their positions in advance, it is outrageous that the joint councils can declare unconditional support for a planning permission that hasn't even been submitted.
If the runway extension goes ahead, the airport operator must bear the full cost of the road diversion. Without the runway extension, the diversion would not be necessary. If individual councillors are not allowed to declare their positions in advance, it is outrageous that the joint councils can declare unconditional support for a planning permission that hasn't even been submitted.
