The Stobart Group and Southend Borough Council
Trying to destroy our quality of life.
We need justice for the people of the town.
A view of the 'Bloody Tower' from the Anne Boleyn estate
That’s why we are supporting a Judicial Review of the decision to grant planning permission for a runway extension in the High Court. More details are available in the recent press release.
Legal action is not cheap, so please give what you can to the fighting fund either by sending a cheque or donating online (use the orange “Donate” button on the right).
The airport is pressing ahead with development it already has permission for (or doesn’t need permission for under permitted development rights), including a new station on the Southend to London Liverpool Street line and a new air traffic control tower, pictured right.
In March, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government at the time, John Denham MP, announced that he allowed Southend Borough Council’s decision to approve the application to extend the runway at Southend Airport without a Public Inquiry.
Hear Denis Walker’s reaction in a live interview on BBC Essex Drivetime.
In January, the Development Control Committee voted 14 to 3 in favour of approving the planning application – Read more…
A week before the meeting, the Officers’ Report was published, recommending that Southend Council’s Development Control Committee approves the planning application. Have a read through SAEN’s objection to see why this recommendation is wrong.
Insist that they respond to you in writing.
About SAEN
SAEN was formed to campaign against the runway extension at Southend Airport.
We are not anti Southend Airport, but we are against an extension to the runway at Southend Airport that would dramatically increase the number of flights over Southend. We are a campaign group of concerned residents opposed to the extension of the runway at Southend Airport rather than a Southend Airport protest group.
What is there to object to?
An extended runway and an increase in flights at Southend Airport would mean:
- A plane low over your house every 5 minutes at busy times
- Weak restrictions on night flights
- A huge increase in noise and air pollution
- Even more traffic on our congested roads
- Eastwoodbury Lane closed
- A number of people losing their homes
- The value of everyone else’s homes falling, putting even more people into negative equity
- Very few new jobs being created
- A decline in the local economy
- Passenger forecasts are unrealistic, making the airport expansion an expensive waste of everyone’s time.
- Public Safety Zones appear not to be taken seriously
- An increase in harmful greenhouse gas emissions
