Representation by Andrew Cook
- Date submitted
- 10 September 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
We do not need even more aircraft over the quiet Sussex countryside. Its already very busy day and night..also if we are to get to net zero we need less aircraft not more I oppose this Gatwick Airport application for a northern runway because it is a new runway meaning misery for the hu dreds of thousands of residents living under the increased flightpaths with a huge Increase in aircraft noise – evidence an additional 101,000 flights a year to a cap of 386,000. Lack of affordable housing locally to enable workers to walk or cycle to work as the applicant proposes. And lack of amenities. Low skilled jobs are offered with little job security due to the volatile nature of the airport’s leisure business. Gatwick sits on a single main road, the M23 which is deemed an unsafe smart road. To add to the huge increase in freight, passengers and workers will cause a significant increase in congestion on residential roads and an inevitable decline in air quality. The airport sits on the Brighton Main Line, which can’t be expanded. Gatwick seeks to add an unacceptable burden to the line with over 32m extra passengers. If we are to be meet net zero targets then we can put face even more air traffic... We face a climate emergency, and a new runway would add a significant amount of carbon and greenhouse gases – Evidence CCC (2020) The Sixth Carbon Budget – Methodology Report. Available at: www.theccc.org.uk PLEASE...NO MORE AIRCRAFT TO RUIN THE BEAUTIFUL EAST SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE!!!....PLEASE...it's a race to the bottom if this goes ahead