 Press Release - 25 September 2006 |
DIARY DATE AND PHOTOCALL NOTICE FOR WEDNESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2006
UTTLESFORD'S PLANNING COMMITTEE TO FEEL EXPANSION HEAT
TIME OF PHOTOCALL: Wednesday 27 September, 1.45pm
LOCATION: Outside Uttlesford District Council's offices, London Road,
Saffron Walden CB11 4ER
PICTURE: Members of the local community will be showing their opposition to
BAA's planning application for unlimited passenger use of Stansted's single
runway and an increase in the level of permitted commercial flights at the
airport. Waving banners and placards outside the council's offices, their
intention is to remind Members of Uttlesford District Council's Development
Control Committee of the very heavy responsibility which lies on their
shoulders in terms of protecting the community and environment from the
burden of unsustainable expansion which would result from approving BAA's
planning application.
STORY: Stop Stansted Expansion's Chairman Peter Sanders will be addressing
the Development Control Committee at the start of the meeting (2.30pm,
Council Chamber) to make a statement on the Council's handling of the
application in the context of UDC's decision to postpone any decision until
later this year and to scale down its previous insistence upon BAA providing
full information on the environmental impacts of its expansion proposals.
Peter Sanders will be present at the photocall for interviews as required
and for follow up questions after the Council meeting.
BACKGROUND: The Council's Development Control Committee was originally due
to make a decision on the airport planning application on 27 September but
recently announced that it intended to delay its decision until at least the
end of November. At the same time the Council has substantially scaled down
its information requirements from BAA.
In arguing against any postponement of the planning decision, SSE has
already pointed out to the Council that the outstanding responses from the
Highways Agency and the rail industry – cited as the reason for the delay –
all relate to the single issue of surface access. While this is an
important issue, it is only one of more than a dozen areas where the
proposed expansion would give rise to unacceptable environmental impacts.
More information is available at
www.stopstanstedexpansion.com/press243.html
ENDS
FURTHER INFORMATION
Carol Barbone, Campaign Director, Stop Stansted Expansion: M 0777 552 3091 and cbarbone@mxc.co.uk
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