Representation by Simon Kirby
- Date submitted
- 10 September 2018
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I have had first hand experience of living with previous cargo flights over Ramsgate and have to report that although there were relatively few flights compared with what is proposed they had a large impact in terms of noise at least partially because of their low altitude over the town for the approach to Manston. As you may be aware, there are strong signs that the town of Ramsgate is regenerating as people move in from the capital and its surrounds. This has led to investment such as those by Wetherspoons, the wartime tunnels and a number of new businesses with a consequent impact on jobs. This expansion of jobs will be threatened if cargo flights go ahead and will likely lead to a net loss of jobs for the town. I would advise that if the idea of a cargo airport is viable (to be proven) that a more remote area might benefit from a net increase in jobs that may be acceptable.