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Representation by Sheila Marion White

Date submitted
14 November 2023
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

The proposed use of the extra runway will lead to more flights to and from Gatwick. More flights are totally against working towards Net Zero and will lead to more noise and pollution. In addition the road network around Gatwick is already heavily congested (particularly the A roads and motorways in the vicinity). There is NO unemployment problem in the local area (in fact many local companies are trying to recruit staff) and more people moving into the area to service the extra flights at Gatwick will mean additional strain on housing and local services, such as hospitals, doctors, dentists and schools. We should not be encouraging extra flights at Gatwick. Climate change means we should be reducing flights.