Heathrow poll against third runway
Nine out of ten residents say no third runway
Last chance to sign petition against Heathrow expansion
Local residents have just a few days left to ensure their views on the third runway are heard loud and clear by the government.
If the proposals go ahead, planes will fly directly over Chiswick and Brentford with intensified and constant especially when aircraft are landing.
Local MP Ann Keen will hand in a petitions against the proposal but copies must reach her by first post 23 June. Copies of the petitIon have been sent to community groups, libraries and are available to download on the Hounslow Council website
A postcard survey last year found that 93.5% of residents who replied were against the runway and top concerns were noise, pollution and traffic congestion. Only 6.5% said they were in favour.
A third runway would mean:
- Chiswick would be directly under the flightpath
- There would be 500 extra flights a day, and a plane taking off or landing every 60 seconds
- Every school in the borough affected by aircraft noise, disrupting lessons and playtime
- Tens of millions of pounds would be needed to noise insulate schools and some would be so affected they would need rebuilding
- Some parts of the borough already have the worst air pollution in the country - a runway would mean that 21,000 more people will be exposed to nitrogen dioxide levels which exceed EU limits
Results of residents survey 2002/3
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