Representation by Darren Perks
- Date submitted
- 13 October 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I oppose this Gatwick Airport application for a northern runway because it is a new runway not a development of an existing runway. I believe the policy has been misinterpreted by the applicant as this is an application for a new runway which does not comply with policy, Government’s Aviation Strategy. Gatwick does not have 2 runways that it can operate concurrently today - as such it is a new runway being constructed. As a resident in the affected area I am particularly concerned about the Increase in aircraft noise – (evidence an additional 101,000 flights a year to a cap of 386,000). Gatwick also 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. There will also be an increase in aircraft noise – evidence an additional 101,000 flights a year to a cap of 386,000. Above all, I am concerned about the impact on the Environment. Given we need to reduce the amount of carbon being released into the earths atmosphere not increase it. Scientists have warned that if long-term global average temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels, it could unleash irreversible consequences for all life on Earth. It would take years of such sustained warming to trigger the most dire and widespread consequences. A new runway would add a significant amount of carbon and greenhouse gases – Evidence CCC (2020) The Sixth Carbon Budget – Methodology Report. This is the most important thing for the future and for my children.