From: Graham Whitehead, director of SAEN
I have just listened to the interview with Denis from SAEN on Radio Essex this morning.
I agree with Denis that the Extension of the runway would allow even larger, heavier jets to use the airport. The noise that these jets make will really affect the houses & schools under the flight path.
With the runway extension, some of these heavy jets, whether passenger, freight or mixed, could be as low as 77 feet above some of the expensive houses in Leigh-on-Sea. Of course, as the airport operates 24 hours, this will be day and night.
They do say they will restrict night flights, but the restrictions only apply to some types of planes and those not covered are still very noisy. I believe that the majority of the current night flights would not be covered by these restrictions.
It is good to hear that David Amess also backs SAEN in their campaign to get the planning permission quashed.
As he said on the radio: “Had there been a different government in power, it is very likely that a public inquiry would have taken place” (not a direct quote, I cannot write that fast). Instead it appears that the Minister’s desk was cleared with understandable haste when the election was announced.
So I am not accused of trying to hide my identity I am one of the directors of SAEN Ltd and an active campaigner against the runway extension.
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