Stansted Airport Will Not Get A Second Runway
The application for a second runway at Stansted airport has been withdrawn by the British Airports Authority (BAA) after an eight year battle with anti-expansion campaigners.
The new British government have made it clear that they will not back the proposed Stansted airport expanion and they will also withdraw the provision for assisted relocation within the homeowner support scheme. This latest move follows the withdrawal of plans to expand Heathrow airport.
Stansted Airport’s managing director, David Johnston, has said that he and his staff will be working hard to attract new business and trade to the airport. They are committed to working closely with the local community to provide employment opportunities as well as potential for increased business and travel. He firmly believes that the South East Area of England needs a greater airport capacity in order to support the development of UK international trading links.
The Stop Stansted Expansion (SSE) campaign group have said that they think the fight is far from over. They now want to focus on the future and the forthcoming Government white paper on aviation, due for publication in 2011. While this latest victory is a step in the right direction they want to be certain that there will never be an additional runway at Stansted airport.
SSE are endeavouring to ensure that the local community are aware of the significance of the soon to be published National Policy Statement. The ongoing campaign is intended to raise awareness in the local community, encouraging as many people as possible to respond to the 2011 public consultation. They will be using the ‘Never Again’ theme in a prominent, supporting poster campaign.
SSE plan to enlist the support of relevant local authorities in the vicinity of Stansted Airport . The also want to gain support from local members of parliament.
This is the fourth time that a proposed second runway at Stansted has been blocked in fifty years. Campaigners now feel that they have earned the right to a further fifty years of peace.
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