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Thames Hub Estuary Airport

A New Airport at Grain?

Over the years the residents of the Hoo Peninsula and Higham have had to put up with various proposals for airports being built at one place or another. Remember Maplin? Remember Cliffe? Remember Boris Island? Residents of Higham in particular also have worries about a Third Thames Crossing and proposals to diminish the Green Belt.

But here we go again. An airport at Grain! A daft proposal by Lord Foster. At least the Leader of Medway Council has said “The plan to build an airport on the Isle of Grain is, quite possibly, the daftest in a long list of pie-in-the-sky schemes." So far I have seen nothing from the Leader of Gravesham Council.

I have to say that I agree with Medway. Just think of the impact an airport would have on the village. Even though Lord Foster says that planes would land over the Estuary there can be no doubt that many planes would fly low over the village. Imagine the impact on all villagers. I do not have to go into further details; you have all been through this before.

The two Borough Councillors for Higham Ward, Les Pearton and I, pledge to do all that we can to stop this scheme and to work with Medway Council, on whose land the airport would be situated and all others who would be affected. I know that the Parish Council will work with other parishes with a similar aim.

Harold Craske
Gravesham Borough Councillor for Higham
Harold.craske@gravesham.gov.uk

3 November 2011

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