Parish Link [ParishLink] community newsletter serving Kensworth, Studham and Whipsnade, in South Bedfordshire, UK
NATS is a commercial organisation that provides air traffic control services at 15
of the UK's biggest airports, and "en-
Recently it has announced proposals for significant changes to air traffic routing. These include flights to and from London Heathrow, Stansted, and London City Airports. Changes outlined for Luton Airport will have the greatest potential impact on residents in Kensworth, Whipsnade and Studham.
Offical NATS information:
For NATS’ explanation about why these changes are being proposed click here.
To download their key documents click here.
NATS has provided detailed maps showing the flight paths now and how these will change under the proposed plans. These maps allow residents to zoom into focused village and geographical areas. To understand the direct impact on you, from the perspective of your own post code, click here
Up until very recently, not a great deal it has to be said (sorry folks).
So all
the more reason to write to object yourself.
Kensworth
Chairman: Robin Radford (Tel: 872412)
Studham
Chairman: Fiona McDougal (Tel: 873257)
Whipsnade
Chairman: Ken France (Tel: 872375)
Wonder what your Parish Council is doing about this?
Concerned?
Then get yourself informed ...
Local action group, LLATVCC (the London Luton Airport Town & Village Communities
Committee), recommends that all residents write as soon as possible (and before Thursday
19th June 2008) to lodge their personal objections. The more individual letters of
objection that are sent, the better. (Tell your neighbours and friends about the
very negative consequences of these air traffic proposals, and encourage them to
write too -
How to Object Effectively:
NIMBY (“not in my back yard”) objections are irrelevant. Your letter of objection needs to incorporate relevant facts and criticisms. To see a list of potential objections that you may wish to incorporate into your own letter, please click here.
Please feel free to cut and paste into your own letter those issues you feel are most important from your perspective.
Advice from the Local Action Group
If you intend to write to object, DO IT NOW ...
The clock is ticking for you to comment on these proposals: you only have until Thursday 19th June 2008 to write. If you wish to comment directly on the NATS proposals via their website, you will need to register first. To do so, click here.
A much better option is to write
a good old fashioned letter (!)
before 19th June
2008 to:
It is also recommended that you
copy your letter to the Civil Aviation
Authority:
... and to your MP, Andrew Selous.
To email him, click here.
Or for other communication options
for your MP, click here.
TCN Consultation
NATS
FREEPOST NAT22750
Reading
Berks RG1 4BR
Directorate of Airspace Policy
The Civil Aviation Authority
CAA House
45-
London WC2B 6TE
For a check list of
potential objections
click here >
