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Representation by Christopher Lilly

Date submitted
11 September 2023
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

I oppose the Development Consent Order to rebuild the emergency runway as a 2nd runway for the following reasons: - increase in aircraft noise, - adverse impact on climate, - increase in aircraft movements creating additional traffic in the Crawley and wider area potentially resulting in gridlock since the local transportation (ie roads, buses and trains) are already inadequate, - lack of surface transport - decline in air quality, - lack of affordable housing and amenities for the additional staff needed, and - there is no existing northern runway currently operating as a 2nd runway in conjunction with the main runway and hence Gatwick Airport is misleading residents as to the existence of a 2nd runway currently.