Lydd Airport on remote Romney Marsh, Kent' s expansion plans were further delayed when the CEO of Shepway District Council deferred the planning applications full council meeting (due Jan 30) to a later date....
Demo's planned for the 30th are now on hold.
Demo's planned for the 30th are now on hold.
Recently British Energy upped its holding objection to the expansion on safety grounds and the RSPB has lodged a further report on the dire effects for birds of expansion. Ashford Borough Council has also recently objected on economic and eco grounds.
Airport MD Zaher Deir is whinging on BBC radio Kent that any Dungeness C plant wouldn't be at risk... (well he would say that wouldn't he?) He also says local people are in favour but votes and consultations show massively otherwise....
see also:
http://www.lyddairport-noexpansion.co.uk/index.php (under updating)
Press release from Lydd airport action group LAAG. (anti)
Subject: LAAG - Good New
The council meeting to decide on plans to expand London Ashford Airport, Lydd, has been re-scheduled.
The decision to postpone the meeting, planned for Wednesday 30 January, was taken by Shepway District Council's Chief Executive, Alistair Stewart.
"This is one of the biggest planning applications this council has ever had to determine and it is one that has wide-ranging implications. It is vital that our councillors have all the information they need when making their decision," said Mr Stewart. "A lot of complex and technical details have to be considered in applications of this scale. Having taken counsel's advice I believe we need additional information to ensure that we are in a position to give councillors everything they need to make an informed decision, which is why I have decided to reschedule the meeting. "We will be talking to the applicants about the additional information we need, mainly concerning ecological and noise issues, and will set a date for the re-scheduled meeting as soon as possible. "I am sure everyone can appreciate the reasons for this decision.
"I must stress that this is still a live application and our intention for two residents to speak at the meeting, one in support of the plans and one against, which we advertised in the local media, still stands."
BBC South East Today: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7186651.stm
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Airport MD Zaher Deir is whinging on BBC radio Kent that any Dungeness C plant wouldn't be at risk... (well he would say that wouldn't he?) He also says local people are in favour but votes and consultations show massively otherwise....
see also:
http://www.lyddairport-noexpansion.co.uk/index.php (under updating) Press release from Lydd airport action group LAAG. (anti)
Subject: LAAG - Good New
The council meeting to decide on plans to expand London Ashford Airport, Lydd, has been re-scheduled.
The decision to postpone the meeting, planned for Wednesday 30 January, was taken by Shepway District Council's Chief Executive, Alistair Stewart.
"This is one of the biggest planning applications this council has ever had to determine and it is one that has wide-ranging implications. It is vital that our councillors have all the information they need when making their decision," said Mr Stewart. "A lot of complex and technical details have to be considered in applications of this scale. Having taken counsel's advice I believe we need additional information to ensure that we are in a position to give councillors everything they need to make an informed decision, which is why I have decided to reschedule the meeting. "We will be talking to the applicants about the additional information we need, mainly concerning ecological and noise issues, and will set a date for the re-scheduled meeting as soon as possible. "I am sure everyone can appreciate the reasons for this decision.
"I must stress that this is still a live application and our intention for two residents to speak at the meeting, one in support of the plans and one against, which we advertised in the local media, still stands."
BBC South East Today:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7186651.stm -----------------------