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Representation by Mr K Williams

Date submitted
12 September 2018
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

Pollution As I live in Thanet and am only 1.3km from the runway I am worried about :

  1. The Pollution. In Thanet is already high so the addition of further pollution from freight aircraft, old aircraft for scrappage and the thousands of lorries needed to transport fuel for the planes and goods from the airport will make matters worse.

  2. The Site

I believe the site for a hub airport should be nearer to the centre of England to cut down on lorry journeys. One of the reasons Manston has failed as an airport for freight and passengers since the 1980’s is because it is situated in the far south east corner of England.