Representation by Gillian Lyons
- Date submitted
- 8 October 2018
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am opposed to the application to open a cargo hub at the former Manston Airport site. As a teacher, a mother and now self employed artist living under the flight path I am sure this will be disastrous for our town. The places we currently use and enjoy lie on or very close to the flight path and would be subjected to loud noise around the clock should this DCO be awarded. DCO 5.1/ 4.1.46 states “....significant adverse effects have been identified as being likely as a result of an increase in noise..” and 4.1.47 “aircraft noise would increase to the point where there would be a perceived change in the quality of life for occupants.... “. I feel very strongly this will ruin the life we have chosen to live in Ramsgate. People who support the airport say that we shouldn't have moved here as there has always been an airport here, when we moved here the passenger airport was on its last legs and we were told it would never reopen. If this airport opens under its current plan our home that we worked so hard for will be worthless and we will not be able to 'move' which is what we have been told we need to do by airport supporters. It is quite clear that people are completely misinformed about the reality of this, not having been given sufficient information or it being buried in this huge application document.