Representation by Mrs Nicole Stringer
- Date submitted
- 17 November 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
OBJECTION to Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Expansion: The noise levels over our house has increased drastically over the last few years, any further increased air traffic would be intolerable. It is impossible to have a conversation when a plane flies over us, you literally can’t hear what the other person is saying. The planes fly so low over our house now, one after another. We can no longer enjoy sitting in our garden and relaxing, which has become a very stressful and sad situation for us. We moved from London to the Surrey Hills, which is in a beautiful AONB, to pursue a more peaceful way of life. This is now an impossibility. Gatwick’s proposal for further expansion, would make our lives miserable. We would experience constant and unbearable noise from an increased number of overhead and very low flying aircrafts not to mention the appalling escalation of CO2 emissions. If Gatwick are given permission for this proposed expansion, there should be very strict conditions imposed as follows: Ban on night flights. Incentivising airlines to use the quietest aircraft. Payments to local councils for roads and other infrastructure costs occasioned by the airport expansion. Releasing the land outside of the current airport boundary currently held to build a second main runway. No further expansion of the airport boundary. No landings to be allowed routinely on the northern runway. Dispersal of flight paths. Government policy requires ‘protection’ of tranquil areas. The idea of any further expansion to Gatwick would be a tragedy and completely ruin what was once a peaceful and beautiful oasis in the Surrey Hills AONB. Yours Sincerely Mrs N Stringer [Redacted]