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Final Day For Consultation Into Luton Airport Expansion Plans

Monday, March 26th 2012 08:17

The number of planes using Luton Airport could DOUBLE in future...

The airport's owners are consulting local people on plans to dramatically increase passenger numbers...today's the last chance to have your say.

Andrew Lambourne from the group Hertfordshire Against Luton Expansion says noise is a significant problem: "If you look at the way the airport is surrounded, you've got Stevenage which suffers alot of noise from arriving planes.

Equally, you've got the villages to the south of the airport as well as Hemel and St Albans which also suffer when the planes depart to the West.

The problem is that these planes are getting louder each year."

London Luton Airport Limited say they want to optimise and improve the airport, create new jobs and attract more business to the area.



Steve Heappey for LLAL commented: "The views expressed by the airports neighbours in this consultation held across the airport's region are really important in helping shape the future of London Luton Airport.

Throughout the consultation, which closes on 26 March, we want to ensure that everyone has the maximum opportunity to understand our proposals to optimise and improve the airport, create new job opportunities and attract business to the area.

All views and opinions of local people, regional communities and businesses received throughout the consultation period will help inform our submission to the planning authority and we encourage people to have their say."

Stevenage MP Stephen McPartland has submitted his view to the consultation...



Hertfordshire County Council have also had their say, Richard Thake, Cabinet Member for Environment, said: "This proposal could potentially have a huge impact on the lives of tens of thousands of people directly affected by the airport, particularly in terms of noise and congestion.

We feel this application should be determined by the government's independent Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC), which considers applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects.

 If it does not fall to the IPC to determine, I ask individuals and communities to press the Secretary of State to call in any forthcoming planning application for the government to determine."

Full details of the proposals are available by clicking here.

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