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Dear Sirs,
Objection to the re-opening of Manston airport to support a cargo hub on environmental reasons and financial viability.
Viabilty: Council money spent on three previous occasions...
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In my opinion re opening the airport can only be a good thing for the are.
It will be good for ..
Jobs, local businesses & the local economy
With the new planes these days I don’t feel that...
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I am writing to you as I am against a cargo airport at Manston.
The prospect of large (polluting) aircraft flying low over Ramsgate worries me and I wish to make you aware of this. I am directly...
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I would like to oppose against the plan to reinstate the airport
The main reasons for this are the disruption to my whole family’s sleep and quality of life. And all other family’s in the are. The...
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To whom it may concern,
Way back in the early 80's I met[Redacted]( MP North Thanet Con.) at a friend's house. He told me he had a dream that Thanet should become once more the 'Pleasure Isle of...
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Thanet is not and will never been a airport hub,
Using cargo planes which won't be well maintained once landed still got to move what ever cargo to its destination using more diesel/petrol. What...
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I write on behalf of Heathrow Airport Limited, the owner and operator of Heathrow Airport, to register as an interested party. We wish to reserve the right to make representations on any matters...
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I am a housewife living on Nethercourt Estate. I am against the granting of a DCO for a 24/7 Freight Hub at Manston and ask you the Planning Inspectorate to fully investigate RSP’s proposals as very...
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Historic England is a Non-Departmental Public Body that advises government about the historic environment and has a statutory role in the planning system. Central to our role is the advice we give to...
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I object to RSPs application for a DCO on the basis that they have consistently mislead residents on the issue of night flights.
I request that the inspectorate does not grant this application...
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I object to night flights from the Manston site due to the noise and air pollution. I ask that the inspectorate limit night flights to emergency and humanitarian only.
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I object to RiverOak’s proposals as being unrealistic and detrimental to the wellbeing of the local residents of Thanet.
I do not believe RivderOak is a viable company to progress the application...
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Ramsgate is a quiet, peaceful place. Constant night flights, enormous planes, lorries, fuel, all would create noise and disturb our peace. Pollution would also pollute our lovely clean sea air. No...
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As a resident living under one of the proposed flight paths and regularly using the local roads, I am horrified that this proposal is even being considered, my main concerns being:-
1) the increased...
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I wish to cover several points:
the importance of the airport to both the local and the wider regional economy, to include the regeneration of one of the poorest areas of the SE, re-establishing...
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I have concerns for any development to Manston airport as I live in Herne bay and any planes in and out of Manston come right over my house. They are normally flying low and noisy.
This would cause...
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As a former long-time resident, friend and relation to residents and regular visitor to Thanet, I wish to lodge my opposition to the current Development Consent Order applied for at the former Manston...
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Manston Airport MUST be allowed to open again, with RSP's vision.
Thanet has the highest unemployment rate in the South East.
There is a ready and willing workforce.
Training opportunities for our...
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I object to the proposal for the development of Manston Airport principally on grounds of noise and pollution, both in their immediate and consequential effects. As a resident of Ramsgate living under...
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I am a Ramsgate resident living in the Eastcliff area, directly under the proposed flight path for the new RiverOak cargo hub venture. I live in a Grade 2 listed building in a conservation area, and...
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I oppose RSPs Application for a DCO on the old Manston airport site.
On the basis of the effect of elderly relatives living under that flight path would have their health and wealth blighted with...
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I would like to register my grave concern about, and opposition to, the proposals to open an air freight cargo hub at the site of the former Manston Airport.
The impact of the level of air traffic...
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Dear Sirs,
This is to make a representation on behalf of Manston Thorn Limited, the owner of the Manston Solar Farm located at the South of the project alongside the airport runway (Post Code CT12...
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I object to the application by RSP for a DCO on the closed Manston site
Their submission shows no regard for the health of the communities it would affect with freight traffic clogging up the A299,...
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No airport please
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This proposal is outrageous. The prospect of having cargo planes flying within 1000 feet of my 300 year old house 24/7 is unacceptable. The planes are noisy and will damage the peaceful village...
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Consultation:
Having lived under the flight path in St Nicholas at Wade at a distance of approx 5km, we were never consulted, as confirmed by our Parish chair. This should be an ‘inclusive’ project,...
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Herne Bay will be as affected as the Thanet towns and villages as it is directly under the flight path.
My main concerns are noise particularly at night, air quality both from aircraft and increased...
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Met Office currently occupy part of Manston Airport for the purposes of a weather station, which is an important site within our network. It is likely that the proposals will affect the location and...
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I will be objecting to the proposals on the grounds of increased air and noise pollution.
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I strongly object to the reopening of Manston Airport on the grounds of the impact it would have on my quality of life and the nature reserve at Pegwell Bay.
From a personal perspective I purchased...
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object to noise, extra road traffic, pollution, and health conserns
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First and foremost I believe that the application is fundamentally flawed in that it fails to make out a financially viable and sustainable case for reopening the airport.
In this regard I note...
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These are my personal concerns against Manston being used as a Freight Hub.My 20yr old Grandson recently graduated in the RAF,before that he was a pupil at Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate.His...
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I am against the reopening of the airport on the grounds of noise and pollution it creates over the surrounding towns ,especially Ramsgate where there is a number of schools with another planned for...
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I am totally against the reopening of the airport having suffered noise and pollution living on the Nethercourt housing estate with night flights disturbance.Even though there was a 106 agreement...
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RSP’s plans for the re-opening of Manston as a Freight Hub are of gravest concern. Their consultation arrangements created a sense of distrust for many of us. We ask that PINS conduct a full and...
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Constant noise of aircraft will affect the environment and prey on residents, undermining their sleep patterns and therefore their health. People at work will find it difficult to concentrate on their...
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I do not wish to see the restoration of Manston as an ongoing Airport given its limitations of viable flight paths available for route selection and subsequent operating challenges.
Further, the...
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I am against the reopening of Manston Airport primarily as a cargo airport because I am a mother of a young son and genuinely worried about the pollution, both from the fuel and the noise that will be...
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I believe the Manston airport should go ahead
I believe we should use all the facilities we have to make it work, if it was to fold I belive then is should be sold back to T.D.C @ no additional cost...
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As a local resident and a teacher in a local school, I can remember the disruption flights caused to both my teaching and the children's learning when flights used to take off and land previously. The...
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Objection on grounds of noise and air pollution
PATCH is a group of allotment plot holders at Chiltern Lane East and Chiltern Lane West. Our plots are the closest allotments to the runway on Thanet...
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I believe this will be a significant job provider to the Thanet area with logistics opportunities storage delivering packaging transport ancillary staff to support the ground staff and the avaiation...
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I feel that having a cargo hub at Manston airport would increase noise, day and night and be a health risk. Including pollution and environmental damage.
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The principal areas of concern on which we, Pegwell & District Association (PDA), will wish to base submissions to the main examination are summarised below.
We wish to reserve the right to respond...
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to all concerned
I am against the reopening of the Manston airport for cargo flight because it would mean lots of noise pollution people and animals are getting emotionally and physically...
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Thank you for consulting Public Health England (PHE) at the Acceptance of an Application for a Development Consent Order phase of this project. Our records show that we have previously responded to...
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Submission from Ramsgate Town Team Executive Committee
Ramsgate is a beautiful, long-neglected coastal town that is starting to revive. It depends heavily on tourism – in particular, visitors to...
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I wish to strongly oppose the plans for a 24 hour cargo hub airport at Manston airport. It will destroy the peaceful and beautiful corner of Kent and make life for those living nearby unbearable.
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I am concerned at the proposal to establish a cargo hub operating 24/7 , planes overhead day and night and the effect this will have on the surrounding areas, Ramsgate, Pegwell Bay, Manston, Minster,...
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I am worried that this project will have a deremental impact on:
Wildlife
Property values in the RAmsgate area
Residents health
Air quality
The tourist industry in the area and therefore...
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Manston as an airport has failed every time it has been run commercially. The new people putting the planning application in cannot state clearly where their funds will come from. They have no clear...
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I do not want to have night flights over my house. When the airport was last open, my house used to shake when some planes flew over which used to scare me and my cats. Ramsgate is a beautiful town...
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I have lived in Herne Bay all my life, and in Manston’s earlier incarnations, experienced problems with air traffic to/from Manston. It is my belief that RSP’s proposal fails to take account of the...
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I do not want to have night flights over my house, as they were too noisy when the airport was last open. I am fairly sure that the night flights will reduce the cost of housing rather than improve...
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We are a community group made up of independent professionals and the self-employed.
Our focus for this submission is to challenge the economic gain of the proposed cargo hub and to balance this with...
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Manston as a cargo hub is situated too close to Ramsgate which is an area of touristic and architectural interest. It would cause the demise of the tourist industry and greatly have a detrimental...
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The proposed idea to use Manston as a cargo airport making flights 24/7, including night flights is an ill thought out plan that will have detrimental affect on Ramsgate and the surrounding areas....
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I write as a resident of Herne Bay, a town located at the western end of the landing flightpath and acknowledged by the company at a public meeting to be one of the areas which will be affected by...
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I am concerned about noise pollution and the fact that aircraft could be flying day and night.
The level of disturbance that would be created due to the fact of heavy freight lorries and heavy cargo...
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THANET GREEN PARTY SUBMISSION
The Thanet Green Party strongly objects to the proposal by RSP to re-open Manston Airport as a Cargo Hub, as we fear it would do severe damage to the area if...
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We have lived at Beltinge since March 2007.
NOISE
At that time and for the next few years, we experienced noise nuisance from the occasional flights from Manston that flew directly above our...
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Personal Statement
We have lived on the Nethercourt Estate for 32 years, the airport was then RAF Manston. We had no issues with the RAF until the 1990’s when began a gradual running down of the...
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It would of great advantage if Manston Airport was to re-open, bringing employment to the area and boosting tourism. Opportunities for the young people of Thanet to be able to seek employment in the...
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Quality of life for residents in the flight path will be severely damaged. Schools, care homes and large residential areas are directly under the flight path. Sleepless nights will be had by...
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RSP Ltd argue that the country needs a new 24 hour freight hub and that this should be located at Manston, despite substantial evidence to the contrary. Such evidence includes:
• the bulk of freight...
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Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd (VWPL) is proposing the Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm, 8km off the Kent coast in the vicinity of Manston Airport. The Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm DCO...
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Thanet needs jobs not houses! We will see planes again at Manston. The £479 million DCO project says so, private money to fund central government compulsory purchase of Manston to build a cargo...
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I strongly oppose the plans to reopen Manston Airport by RSP. I don’t see how a freight airport situated on a peninsular will succeed. Irrespective, I believe it would only harm the local area. ...
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I’m writing as a mum,grandmother,Ramsgate resident, and small business owner, living/working in Ramsgate.I’m strongly opposed to the DCO.
1)Education-I’m concerned of how this would affect my...
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I am opposing the granting of a DCO 24/7 Cargo Hub at Manston.
Manston was once a small regional airport which has been closed for some years & is not of ‘national significance’. It has failed as...
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Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Anna Bitelli-Charles.
I am writing on behalf of my Husband and myself as we live at [Redacted]
We have lived in Ramsgate for 10 years. I am a nurse and my husband is a...
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I've lived in Ramsgate for over 5 years now and remember how disturbing it was when Manston Airport was still.operational. The planes flew so low, that the noise was really powerful and one had to...
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I am extremely worried about the prospect of the current proposal and the effects that it will have on Ramsgate and surrounding area. Having tried reading through the material RSP have submitted, not...
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I wish to submit evidence on the following matters:
1. Familiarity with the site.
2. History of the site.
3. Need for the proposed development.
4. Planning policy
5. ...
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I consider Manston Airport to be:-
* of national importance for future pilot and engineering training especially as so many airfield are being sold for housing development. There is a pilot shortage...
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Ref: Manston Re-Opening of Airport.
Working at Manston Airport prior to its closure as an aircraft engineer I unfortunately had to relocate my business to Rochester Airport. I have now employed 5...
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Manston airport is a highly valued historical site that must not be turned into a housing estate. We do not have enough Road capacity, doctors, schools or jobs to support a large estate. We do...
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I am against a cargo airport at Manston because I believe it would be disastrous for the people of Ramsgate.
The noise and pollution would have a huge detrimental effect on health and wellbeing of...
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I wish to object to the proposals of RiverOak Strategic Partners (RSP) to reopen the currently closed Manston Airport and to use principally as a cargo airport. my objections are based on the...
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Mansion airport has the largest runway and was used by airlines for testing the larger vehicles.
It is very close to the coast so very little disruption to local people.
The history of Manston...
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My family has run an aviation business at Manston which my father started in 1983 after he left the Red Arrows. The business, TG Aviation, had to move to Lydd and Pent Farm when Manston closed. 4 of...
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I am concerned about the application for personal reasons and for the greater needs and welfare of my home town of Ramsgate.
1. I moved to Ramsgate over 4 years ago for better quality of life. I...
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I am from Herne Bay but now live in Ireland. From a short period of time there was an air service between Dublin and Manston which made visiting family very much easier and affordable. I believe that...
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As a person living under the flightpath I wish to object to this DCO in the strongest possible terms.
The reasons are many but predominantly the number of night flights being proposed.
RSP have...
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You have before you a DCO application to develop a freight hub on the disused Manston Airport site. Leaving aside the fact that the applicant’s credentials are largely unverifiable, could PINS be...
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