The proposed change by Heathrow Airport to flight patterns could see the number of landing planes over our village increase from 36 to more than 300 a day.
The planning application is completely unacceptable and serving only the interests of the profits of Heathrow Airport. The village was promised by the new Chief Executive Officer that the airport would be a good neighbour to the villages. This demonstrates the opposite – a direct threat to the wellbeing of the village. The village is already blighted by our proximity to the Western end of the Southern runway. This application will wipe out what respite we have to enjoy our gardens, our parks and our quality of life.
The quieter homes scheme serves to give the village quality of life whilst indoors not to confine in our homes due to the massively ramped up number of flights taking off and landing over our homes.
Heathrow Airport should respect our village as neighbours with transparency and honesty by entering into a direct dialogue with the village. Surrey County Council and Spelthorne Borough Council should lobby Heathrow Airport to take a holistic view of its place in region – employment, travel, AND the community.