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Representation by Shere Parish Council (Shere Parish Council)

Date submitted
24 October 2023
Submitted by
Parish councils

This is a provisional response from Shere Parish Council and is subject to ratification or amendment by the full council. The parish of Shere, particularly the hills in the southern section of the parish, are frequently overflown by aircraft from Gatwick often at quite low altitude. This is usually when westbound aircraft are taking off in an easterly direction due to weather conditions. This can cause disturbance to our residents and we would oppose the increase in traffic that would result from the building of a second runway. When there is no serious expectation of air traffic being "de-carbonised" in the near future, it is fundamentally inappropriate to increase air traffic with its resultant worsening of global warming.