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A cargo airport at Manston will be a disaster for the local economy.
Attracted by the unspoilt beauty, and clean environment I moved to Ramsgate from London five years ago. During that time I...
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I wholeheartedly support the application made by RiverOak Strategic Partners (RSP) to re-open Manston Airport as an international air freight hub, with some passenger flights.
Despite repeated...
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I have read the literature available from RiverOak Strategic Partners regarding their plans for Manston Airport and the application for a DCO. I found their documents easily accessible and very well...
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Why go to Gatwick, Heathrow or Stansted Airports with more congestion on M25 when there could be an airport at Manston accessible by all in Kent.
It would bring jobs to the area and reduce...
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The infrastructure around Manston Airport cannot cope with a massive housing estate. At the moment the infra structure is struggling with the demands of Westwood Cross. Traffic going into Margate is...
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I object to the DCO application for the reasons as follows
1) I do not feel it should be acceptable for a recently formed £1 limited liability private company with no financial history or assets...
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I really feel that the history of the airfield should be preserved. Cargo would be ideal and maybe passenger when established again.
It would be very shortsighted to lose and destroy such a lovely...
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Keep Manston, Reopen Manston, Make Manston work for Thanet. Concentrate on cargo to start with and take the some of the workload off the other airport making it easier for them to handle more...
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We own a house in Vale Road, Ramsgate, directly adjacent to the flight path proposed in the DCO application for Manston Airport. We have lived here for the past five years since retiring - we were...
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I wish Manston airport be reinstated as a working airport in order to creat jobs and travel for the community
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Myself and family are opposed to Manston returning as a cargo hub airport with constant flights particularly through out the night. The effect on the quality of our lives would be emensly negative not...
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I absolutely object to the proposal of Manston being an airport.
We moved here 12 years ago from London to get away from the pollution and noise of the traffic .
Ramsgate was peaceful and...
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We moved to Ramsgate to avoid the pollution in London, and we have been very happy with this wonderful environment, that is now being threatened by the reopening of Manson airport.
with the night...
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This is not only a valuable historical site, but also of great importance to address the need for more runways in southeast UK. It will add much needed jobs and investment in the local community. ...
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Manston Airport
Planning Inspectorate Reference: TR020002
I support the RiverOak DCO application as I firmly believe that Manston Airport should be re-opened not only for the benefit of the local...
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I am objecting the redevelopment of Manston airport for two main reasons:
1. Cargo night flights will be extremely noisy and disruptive and will damage Ramsgate and the current positive tourist...
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We need Manston Airport reopened to create lots of good quality for the local people.
I feel that the excellent plans from R.S.P will improove the work prospects to the younger generation of the area...
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- Living beneath the flight path means that I will be no longer able to enjoy a night’s worth of sleep due to the very large number of night flights planned and I therefore object to the...
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Manston Airport
Planning Inspectorate Reference: TR020002
The TDC Local Plan leaves open the use of Manston as an airport. Thanet is an area of deprivation with some wards in the top ten of deprived...
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Facts.
I live in Nethercourt district of Ramsgate, the last area before the runway.
aircraft used to be no more than 400feet maximum above our homes all across Ramsgate.
these were aircraft which...
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I support the application for development of the Airport, for the following reasons:
- The creation of direct and indirect jobs in an area of high unemployment
- The potential for development of...
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In response to Manston Airport, my representation cover the following points. I would like to see Manston Airport reopened, to provide jobs which is crucial for the East Kent area, which is at the...
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Fuel tanker movements 5th September 2018
Manston Airport does not have hydrant fuelling system and is not connected to the CLH Pipeline System (aka United Kingdom Oil Pipeline -UKOP) and therefore...
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Community art workshops require a safe space in which to work and explore ideas and test them. The process, much like teaching in the classroom, requires time to discuss, teach, think, develop and...
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As a person who is interested in aviation, both civil and military, the general opinion in the world of flying is that more airports are required to cope with the massive increase in cargo traffic...
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I believe it is essential to use this land as an airport, not only for the jobs it will provide but because it has established use, in a land of red tape.
It is the only local land suitable and could...
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East Kent is sadly lacking an airport. Access to a regional airport would negate the need for driving around 100 miles to Gatwick or Heathrow for residents and businesses located in East Kent. It...
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I am objecting to the possibility of Manston Airport re-opening and I am objecting to the possibility of it becoming a cargo hub with predominantly night flights.
I have grave concerns about the...
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I live under the flight path of Manston Airport & my quality of life has been enhanced by the proximity thereof. Myself & my family have never suffered adversely in any way. We see Manston Airport as...
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I support the re-opening of Manston Airport, I live within a mile of the site, and have lived in the surrounding area since birth ( I am 57 Years of Age ) and feel qualified to wholeheartedly support...
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I have watched with interest how airports have boosted the economies of towns around them. Stanstead, Gatwick and Luton not only employ tens of thousands on site they indirectly employ twice or three...
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1. The airport is essential for much need jobs in the area. This is very much a deprived area with high unemployment. Lots of people can't afford to rent let alone buy. We need a large injection of...
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I am writing to express my objections to the plans to re-open an airport at Manston.
The business case for re-opening the airport is unconvincing. All evidence from previous operations...
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I wish to register my support for the River Oak application.
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Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to lend my voice to the many local residents who feel Manston should once again be a working airport for Kent.
Whether it was just a freight airport or once again...
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I strongly believe that Manston Airport should be retained as an airport primarily for freight and when established some passenger services the down fall of the airport when it was in use is that the...
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Ramsgate is a beautiful and quiet seaside town which is in the process of expanding its warm and vibrant community with an influx of new residents, families and new small businesses. Having personally...
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We are no longer at war with Germany
Manston was built in the days when aircraft had limited range and it was vital to be as close to Germany as possible.
This no longer applies. What does still...
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Sleep deprivation and a human right to uninterrupted periods of concentration to enable quality thinking and development of working processes.
Before living in Ramsgate I lived in Reading very near...
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I think the re opening of the airport would be a great asset to the local area and provide much needed jobs for the people of Thanet. The airfield has been there since ww1 and for those who complain...
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Dear Sir,
I am responding to PIN TRO20002 a Development Consent Order (DCO) at Manston airport, to which I object.
I am an owner of Grade II listed building, which will be directly under the flight...
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After reading the proposals from R.S.P for the reopening of Manston Airport, I would like to let you know that I fully support the application for a D.C.O. There are several reasons but I think the...
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The plans by RSP for the revival of Manston Airport are welcome and needed in order to regenerate a failing corner of the southeast which relies too heavily on seasonal tourism and arts. Neither of...
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My objection to the proposed DCO for Manston Airport submitted by RiverOak Strategic Partnership
Background
I have lived in Ramsgate since March 2012. On arrival I was aware that there was a...
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The RSP cargo hub proposal in my view would be extremley damaging to the wellbeing of Thanet residents and have a severe negative impact on its burgeoning economy, housing market and prevailing...
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The Manston Airport site is a site of national importance with huge opportunity to provide a valuable air freight and passenger service to the Kent area.
The current south of England airports are...
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My representation to preserve Manston Airport is because:
(1) Canterbury (a World Heritage site and just 12 miles from the Airport) has several million visitors a year increasing and these visitors...
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I am a university student living at home, I live under the flight path. the old airfield closed before i was taking exams and I am very thankful for this as if it had been open with the aircraft which...
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how many times would you put your hand in a fire before you realise it will burn you so you do not do it again, well this old airfield which was OK as a WW2 airfield but now too far from anyone to be...
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For Manston Airport
1. Thanet desperately needs jobs as there are so few in this area.
2.Manston has one of the longest runways in the UK and this is necessary for the larger current aircraft...
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1)The reopening of Manston Airport will bring employment to Thanet, one of the most deprived areas in Kent. This employment will encompass both high-level cerebral and more manual jobs, and will...
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Marsden airport will bring much needed employment to this area and may in part alleviate some of the pressures on our larger central airports Gatwick and Heathrow. As well as commercial flights...
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I work in a school not under the flight path although I live under it, it is difficult enough to keep the children of our secondary school focused as children will be children however how will the...
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I strongly believe that re-opening the Airport will be very important to the community of Kent perticularly those leaving around the area benifits include job creation many people from this area...
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I am of the opinion that this Cargo Hub will be a unique asset to the area of the East Kent Region that could inject a much needed influx of employment This area has one of the highest poverty levels...
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Manston Airport is a locally and nationally important asset which stands on the threshold of meaningful integration into the national (and indeed international) aviation infrastructure with the...
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The prospect of this DCO for Manston Airport with RSP is very good news for Thanet, Kent and the UK indeed. At last there is a serious and cogent plan to develop the airport into a really modern...
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I live very near the Airport (Nethercourt Estate) and I am absolutely shocked by some of the things I have read within the DCO documentation.
1.No Public Safety Zones, they expect to carry on with...
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I have lived in this holiday resort of Ramsgate for 83 years a pleasant town with a harbour that is visited by many foreign yachtsmen. If it is over flown by heavy old freight planes every few...
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Having read various studies regarding Airports and Health I am very concerned about a Cargo Hub being proposed on the old Manston Airfield.
1. My greatest concerns are regarding my child’s health...
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To whom it may concern
It is my belief that the Manston site should be returned to its former state as a fully operational and working airport, not only to create much-needed employment and jobs in...
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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...
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We wish to register an interest as set out in Advice Note 8.5, paragraph 6, "Participating at Hearings". We are happy to accept the inspectorate's methodology, but wish to contribute to the later...
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It is wise to keep the present airport open for air cargo and maybe passenger flights at a later date. This would act as a release of pressure not only for Gatwick but also Heathrow and maybe Stansted...
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Manston is an Airport with one of the Longest and Widest Runways in the UK. It should be reinstated as an Airport.
The UK, and South East in particular, needs additional runway capacity. Manston...
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I don't want the airport to go ahead with plans to re-open. This is going to have an affect on people health and well being there rights to live in a community that is not blighted by noise and...
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* Many different categories of jobs
* Attracting more business from Europe
* enabling local businesses to easier access to Europe
* Minor tweaking to upgrade Road and Rail services
*...
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I object to the proposals as I feel it will be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the residents under the flight paths, from exposure to the resulting air and sound pollution. 24 hour noise...
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The chance to reopen Manston airport would be a great chance to revitalise the entire southeast corner of Kent. Currently the nearest “proper” airports are Gatwick and Stanstead. Just the removal of...
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I live about 1000 metres from the Manston runway. my wife and I moved to Cliffsend four years ago to enjoy our retirement on the south coast. This is a popular area for retiring to and most of us...
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If Manston Airport is reopened as an airport then we will see once again experience low flying planes flying over Ramsgate High Street, the seafront, destroying the local tourist industry and local...
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1. Manston Airport to be saved for quality jobs and Aviation
2. It is a great heritage in Kent, and it must be preserved for future generations.
3. This will reduce the rate of psychological...
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I support the re opening of Manston airport it will make more employment for Thanet and the surrounding area the roads are more than capable to handle the increased traffic .
This airport has been...
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I would like to register my support for Manston Airport re-opening.
We have nothing in the south east for air travel nearer than Gatwick and Heathrow, Manston used to be so much more convenient...
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Personally I just think that having an airport in the facility is just so great for so many people. Apart from generating income for the area but the two main airports, Gatwick and Heathrow can only...
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Clive Houghton
Objection to RiverOak Strategic Partners DCO application
10 September 2018
Manston DCO
Introduction
I have lived in Thanet for over 40 years. I object to RSP DCO application...
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Most people that are against the airport reopening are saying that is due to the noise that will come with the flights and also an increase in HGV traffic. The HGV traffic will come off the dual...
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As a resident of Ramsgate i am against the proposed plan for Manston airport to be made into a freight airport. I moved here from London to have a quieter life away from all the hustle and bustle and...
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I believe thanet needs a airport, For needed jobs, Not more houses, More people looking for jobs that are not there, And claiming unemployment and benefits, And there be Less congestion on the roads,...
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I think that Manston as an airport would be a great thing for the area of Thanet putting much needed wealth into what is a depressed area , creating many jobs for local people as well as people who...
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Manston would be a good centre as a cargo hub, especially in the light of our new trading arrangements following Brexit.
The airport had specialist food importation facilities for worldwide imports...
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I am a resident of Broadstairs.
The company applying for DCO is not viable or fit to construct and run an airport. The cost of acquiring the land and building a freight and passenger carrying...
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I am Jane Roberts and I live with my husband in Ramsgate directly under the flight path of the proposed Manston airport.
I would like PINS to investigate further the distances used by the Applicant...
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I think re instating it as an airport , with a runway that concord could land on , that took many planes on the dreadful 9/11 night proves how useful and needed it is. It will give much...
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I moved to my current address in the early nineties. The years when the airport was active were amongst the most miserable I have ever had in my own home.
The vibration made me fear for the very...
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Am a member of the East Kent community and want the historical Manston Airport to reopen to provide much needed jobs and encourage investment from outside the area!
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The plans indicate a fire training school at the bottom of High Street Manston. The prevalent wind direction is South Westerly this will cause a health hazard to the villagers and livestock when fire...
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Good afternoon,
I live locally and work locally at the windfarm in Ramsgate. I have seen a very strong need for an airport in the area. We have workers flying in from all sorts of countries and if...
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This airport would support the local economy, give jobs to local people and relive London Airports of some of their freight traffic
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I would make the following points in a personal capacity, but with the interests of my children (who are minors) very much at heart:
1. The proposed minimum of 33 flights a day by heavy cargo...
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I am representing myself and members of my family. We are live and own a small house on West Cliff Road Ramsgate which will be deeply effected by noise. Additionally, I want to make the following...
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My wife and I live on High Street, St Lawrence, Ramsgate. We have lived in this house for 14 years and the house was built approximately 150 years ago, long before aviation was even thought about. We...
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I strongly support the development of a major cargo hub, passenger operations, general business and leisure aviation, training and engineering at Manston. I will argue that the area does not have the...
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As a frequent visitor, I have family in the area, I'm very opposed to the application for the following reasons, all of which would stop me visiting the area in the future.
- Increased noise
- Air...
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A resident of Ramsgate since 1988 the airport at Manston has always been a factor of local life: it has now reached its sell-by date and permission should be given for use as a brownfield site and, if...
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I fully support returning Manston Airport to an operating airport. This will bring much needed jobs to the area, not just in the running of the actual flights, but associated businesses. The jobs will...
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the return of an airport to kent would be most welcome as the jobs are needed in the area and would bring more people into kent ,more houses are not needed jobs are .it could provide cheaper flights...
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Manston Airport is urgently needed to provide additional runway space for Kent and indeed the United Kingdom. The runway is two miles long and extremely wide and is within an hour of London via...
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I support the DCO application by RiverOak Strategic Partners to re-open Manston Airport as an international air freight hub. Their plans are well researched and show they will reinvigorate the local...
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Manston, an airport that already exists and has one of the longest runways in Europe should not just be left to rot, or be redeveloped. Other, so called London (look at a map)! airports should NOT be...
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