Representation by Vivienne Michael
- Date submitted
- 19 November 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Over 100k extra flights day and night will add significantly to noise disturbance and reduction in air quality to the detriment of health and wellbeing. Extra passenger and freight numbers will add to traffic on unsuitable local roads and on a motorway already considered unsafe. A single rail line will be expected to take 32 million extra passengers. The area has almost full employment. The influx of workers will add to pressure on transport, housing and infrastructure. The area is already suffering loss of greenbelt and land and a shortage of services such as school and GP places due to new housing and there is already a lack of affordable homes. Existing problems with flooding and sewage disposal in the area will be exacerbated. There will be an unacceptable loss of precious nature and biodiversity. The proposals are totally at odds with the Government's Net Zero agenda.