Representation by David Lloyd
- Date submitted
- 7 November 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I oppose this Gatwick Airport application for a northern runway because it is a new runway – Increase in aircraft noise – A proposed additional 101,000 flights a year is completely inappropriate. Over recent years the noise from departing aircraft has increased with a particular nuisance being caused by aircraft adopting a lower-than-acceptable rate of climb. Gatwick sits on a single main road, the M23 which is deemed an unsafe smart road. The local road network (and especially the M25) is already operating close to capacity. 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. The airport sits on the Brighton Main Line, which can’t be expanded. Gatwick seeks to add an unacceptable burden to the line with over 32m extra passengers. We face a climate emergency, and a new runway would add a significant amount of carbon and greenhouse gases.