Representation by Robert Routledge
- Date submitted
- 21 September 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Oppose runway: Noise currently of low flying, landing aircraft into the prevailing wind 3 mins apart. This is noise hell now. This proposal, which will enable 100,000 extra flights a year is untenable, unreasonable and allows no consideration to those affected on the ground. All additional landing aircraft will arrive over Lingfield and this aspect is being ignored! We cannot sleep as aircraft are scheduled to arrive all through the night. In summer we cannot open our windows for ventilation (in temperatures sometimes in excess of 30c) and we cannot enjoy our gardens because of screaming, decelerating aircraft making conversation impossible and 3 mins apart. This is now. Gridlocked roads, no enforcement of traffic restrictions, airlines who attract their passengers (Easyjet, Ryan Air etc) from all over the country passing viable local airports on their way to Gatwick. Mutiple flights/holidays taken each year passing East Midlands, Birmingham, Stanstead, Luton and even Heathrow taking advantage of phoney cheap flights. Clogging M25 with traffic and all feeder roads from the north, west and east. Lingfield is used as a cut through from Kent! This is now! A consultation was undertaken naming Heathrow as the best option for an additional runway. The result is being ignored and again our more rural villages are fighting Gatwick expansion perhaps without the clout of West London. Pollution from aircraft, passenger traffic and any uplift (debatable) in staffing levels will severely impact our communities and its poor infrastructure. An emergency runway is what it says it is for an emergency! This is a deceitful ploy by Gatwick implying there is an existing 2nd runway. What happens if permission is granted and a runway built do they then apply for another emergency runway which will eventually be promoted as a 3rd runway. This is how commercial enterprise works so please wise up! According to Gatwick’s unsolicited propaganda: Additional jobs. Our reply all low grade and to become automated. Add to region’s economy. Our reply the UK should not be encouraging rampant consuming. Multiple flights/ holidays abroad per year which is a drain not a gain to the economy. Connections: Our reply Gatwick is a holiday airport not a hub. Heathrow is the UK’s hub. Landscaping: Our reply: After destruction. Propaganda Highway improvements: Our reply: Minimal around airport. Rural areas - poor dangerous roads, poor infrastructure. Surrey CC and Tandridge CC need to be consulted