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I believe that reopening Manston airport would be beneficial to local residents by providing much needed employment . It would also be beneficial to Gatwick and Heathrow which are both at full...
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Most UK cargo flights are night flights. Apparently the runway and 19 stands at Manston are capable of handling 83,000 Air traffic movements annually. Manston would have no cap on flight numbers ...
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I’m a Ramsgate resident and affected by the proposal for a cargo hub airport at Manston because whatever it's fortune, it will ruin the town and community where I live. And destroy the area's...
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I am absolutely opposed to mansion site being used as a cargo airport.
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I have lived in Ramsgate for about 22 years and remember the noise and disruption from flights during the day and night when Manston was open. At this time it used to sound like planes were going to...
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I have lived in Thanet most of my life and Manston airport has always been an important part in our islands history. Thanet has always had big unemployment problems and it is important to create jobs...
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I have lived directly under the flight path to Manston Airport since 2000 and remember well the noise and fumes made by cargo planes on their final approach to the airport before it closed.
The...
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I was previously employed at Manston with the fire service and latterly, with the engineering department( civils).
I would quite like to go back to work, before I'm too old, and resume my duty as a...
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The plan to develop Manston Airport as a cargo airport will cause the following problems:
1. Whilst daytime noise is an inconvenience, I am totally opposed to the disturbance from night...
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I am the Executive Headteacher of Coastal Academies Trust, consisting of five schools in Thanet: Dane Court Grammar School, King Ethelbert School, Hartsdown Academy, Cliftonville Primary School and...
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Manston Airport must be opened again as a airport
Locally for jobs the local economy and of national importance as a airport
I have lived in Ramsgate all my life and am not a recent resident whom in...
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I have grave concerns about the effects on health and quality of life any return of Manston to a cargo airport would have on the Ramsgate residents.Pollution, noise and environmental impact would all...
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I moved to Ramsgate in 2000 from London to escape the noise and pollution to bring up my children. The town has been an idyllic and peaceful place to do this not withstanding my memories of the cargo...
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I live in Kent for 50 years and recently moved to Ramsgate to be in a seaside town in an area of natural beauty. However Kent does have particularly worrying transport problems. Ramsgate used to...
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I have children and live directly under the flight path, I whole heartedly am against the flights.
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I moved to the beautiful town of Herne Bay 15 years ago as it’s a wonderful place to bring up a young family. When I moved down here only around 4 planes a day would fly over which I thought was fine....
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I have grave concerns over the potential negative impact on health and quality of life if cargo flights are allowed to fly over Ramsgate. Also I have been a Thanet resident for over 20 years and have...
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I am very anxious for the airport to reopen - years have been wasted.
It will be a must for the economy and provide much need employment opportunities in this area.
It will also provide a very...
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I moved to Ramsgate with my wife some eleven years ago. We came from the Medway area because of the peace of this seaside town.
The plans to have a 24/7 transport hub here will destroy that peace...
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as a local person I am 100% behind it opening as an airport. Speaking in general in the area most locals feel the same. unfortunately we have a lot of dfls here who do not want it but my view is do...
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I do have serious concerns regarding the competence of Riveroak Strategic Partners (RSP) to undertake the project.
RSP's director / aviation expert is [Redacted]. Allegedly, [Redacted] is a...
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Night flights
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I consider Manston Airport runway is a national asset which should be retained for and as its original use. The flight paths are primarily over water and therefore do not impose noise on surrounding...
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With regard to re-opening Manston Airport for aviation I list below the main considerations in my view:
Thanet will benefit from an airport at Manston as local jobs will be created in a high...
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My name is Ellen French and I am representing myself.
I have lived in Ramsgate since 2010 and can remember that there were a few planes flying into Manston airport that flew very low directly over my...
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I have, for 6 years, owned a home in Ramsgate on Vale Road (CT11 9LT) which is directly under the proposed flight path.
The applicant has presented an underestimate of the potential negative...
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I fully support the DCO to re-open as an airport. This is not an application to build an airport on the green belt, Manston airport has been in existence as an aviation site since 1918 and has been a ...
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I am strongly in favour of Manston Airport being re-opened for aviation - to ease the burden of air travel from Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and to provide local jobs for the area.
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1. As it seems inevitable that several thousand houses must be built in the compact area of the Isle of Thanet, it is preferable (for both environmental and social reasons) that they be built on the...
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I should like to express my support for the re-opening of Manston Airport. I think it would be very successful for freight/training and some passenger flights. We are going to need more capacity in...
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I am against RSP’s DCO application to reopen Manston as a cargo hub. We moved here because both my wife and I have health problems which would be made worse. I don’t have a pension my house is my only...
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We have had peace and quiet for several years with no cargo flights or passenger flights.
To expose us to 24 hour noise of heavy cargo planes is appalling. How can politicians expose the people of...
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Air Quality.
A serious degradation in air quality for residents and visitors to Ramsgate and surrounding settlements is threatened by the landing and taking off of air cargo carrying aircraft and...
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I am a retired teacher who has lived and worked in Canterbury and East Kent for the past 40 years. During this time I have witnessed the many social and economic changes that have taken place and left...
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I wish to oppose the RiverOak Strategic Partners government order to create a cargo airport.
A small airport operation would be acceptable but not 17,000 cargo flights a year or night flights.
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I fully support the reopening of Manston as an Airfield. I believe that this would bring jobs into the area and create jobs for the future
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In support the reopening of Manston Airport
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Dear sir/Madam, without any real representation this is the only way of raising my objection to the building of a housing estate on the manston site. i have lived under the flight path to manston all...
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Manston is a unique airport due to it's location. It was a diversion airport for refuelling for British Airways shorthaul operations. Airports in the UK are closing, whereas in the USA they are...
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I have recently moved here to live with my daughter as my carer. My only real concern is a definitive answer/plan as to night flights.
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Dear sir
I am writing as a resident of Beltinge and Herne Bay
I wish to register my opposition for Manston to be reopened as a airport and freight hub.
I have lived in Beltinge and Hernbay...
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I support the application for Manston Airport to be reopened for aviation.
I believe that reopening Manston as an Airport is a positive move as it also has the potential to bring much needed...
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My main question is noise pollution with regard to night flights how many of them will be night flights and is there a cut off time like there is in some airports abroad, as i live directly adjacent...
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I own a campsite, Nethercourt Touring Park, which is only 1.5 miles from the runway of Manston Airport, directly under the flight path. Flights travelling directly over tents, motorhomes and caravans...
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I was a member of the former Manston Airport Consultative Committee for 16 years. I have witnessed various organisations attempt to make a success of running the airport, many of them investing...
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Hello
Myself and my family have been resident in Thanet since 1986. We have seen Manston 'in action' as an RAF base and as a commercial airport.
I personally have been employed by more than...
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Heritage
Shortage of runway space in southern england capable of dealing with aircraft of lge size.
The problems at Heathrow could be reduced with a large proportion of their freight coming
to...
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[Redacted] I strongly oppose the proposal to turn Manston into a cargo airport for the following reasons:
1. It is not in line with national policy and the case put forward by RSP is unsatisfactory,...
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Bringing back Manston Airport will create much needed employment in our area, and also provide a means of both social and commercial travel within Thanet and the south east. The basic structure of the...
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Manston:
Totally suitable airport location, will bring expertise in the aviation fields, create jobs for the local area, especially for our up and coming youngsters, giving them goals and...
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