ePetition details
Airport Expansion
Expansion of Southampton International Airport will lead
to:
- More noise pollution (5600 local people are already living with
levels of noise that are double those recommended by the WHO for
airport emissions)
- Increased air pollution (from both flights and associated traffic
increases)
- Worse road congestion
- Increased greenhouse gas emissions (inconsistent with achieving
zero net carbon by 2050 - flight numbers need to be cut, not
increased, to prevent climate breakdown)
- Few, if any, benefits for Southampton residents (we get a worse
quality of life to enable more flights)
In addition:
- The promise of low-paid jobs is not enough to cover the cost to
us, as council tax payers, of all the above
- Flights from Southampton are decreasing anyway, and if Heathrow
is expanded regional airports will lose traffic, making expansion
of Southampton unnecessary
- More flights will undermine Southampton City Council's own Green
City Charter and make a mockery of the Council's efforts to achieve
a low carbon future for our city
This ePetition ran from 08/09/2019 to 03/11/2019 and has now finished.
1573 people signed this ePetition.
Council response
As this petition has reached over 1500 signatures this matter will be considered at the meeting of Council. The item has been scheduled for consideration at the November 2019 meeting.