Representation by John Philip Holmes
- Date submitted
- 26 September 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I live miles away from Gatwick high up on the edge of the South Downs National Park near Brighton. If I walk past 3 houses I am in the National Park and should be able to expect (as there are no major roads nearby) a tranquil walk with bird, animal and agricultural noises for company. Nearly every time I go out when the wind is light I am subjected to aircraft noise. Sometimes when atmospheric conditions dictate this aircraft noise is surprisingly loud. Aircraft noise also occurs at night. Many flights from Gatwick are for paid for by discretionary spending on holidays which just takes money out of the UK to spend abroad. I used to live in Crawley and as a very young boy would cycle to the end of Gatwick airport to wait for a plane to take off (sometimes waiting for a long while) and my mother worked in the 'Beehive' airport hub, so I have found air flight to be an exciting thing in the past. Unfortunately now with the noise made by constant take off, landing and flying of planes impacting on peoples quality of life aircraft movements should be reduced. It is not only people who live in close proximity to the airport who are affected by aircraft noise.