Representation by Richard Michael Nobbs
- Date submitted
- 27 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 – 1. Policy has been misinterpreted by the applicant as this is an application for a new runway and as such does not comply with policy, or the Government’s Aviation Strategy. Gatwick does not have 2 runways that it can operate concurrently today and as such it is a new runway being constructed. 2. Increase in aircraft noise – There will be a substantial increase in flights and associated aircraft noise both in the local vicinity and further away. Many flights will be directed over National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which are supposed to be tranquil places. As I live in an AONB that is occassionally overflown by Gatwick flights, it will increase noise where I live. 3. We face a climate emergency, and a new runway would add a significant amount of carbon and greenhouse gases – Evidence CCC (2020) The Sixth Carbon Budget – Methodology Report. Available at: [REDACTED]