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| Airport plans set to be rejected | Airport plans set to be rejected |
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| Expansion plans which could boost the number of passengers using Stansted Airport are expected to be rejected by a council in Essex. | Expansion plans which could boost the number of passengers using Stansted Airport are expected to be rejected by a council in Essex. |
| Uttlesford District Council planning officers have recommended that the BAA expansion application should be turned down, citing nine reasons for refusal. | Uttlesford District Council planning officers have recommended that the BAA expansion application should be turned down, citing nine reasons for refusal. |
| The application is not connected to plans for a second runway. | The application is not connected to plans for a second runway. |
| Airport operator BAA said any refusal would not affect plans to build the second runway at Stansted. | Airport operator BAA said any refusal would not affect plans to build the second runway at Stansted. |
| However, the decision could lead to an appeal by BAA which could, in turn, lead to a public inquiry that could delay the runway work. | However, the decision could lead to an appeal by BAA which could, in turn, lead to a public inquiry that could delay the runway work. |
| 'Good neighbour' | 'Good neighbour' |
| BAA wants to make further use of the existing runway which could increase the number of passengers handled by the airport. | |
| Uttlesford's planning officers' reasons for recommending refusal include the impact it would have on noise, air quality, road and rail networks and local quality of life. | Uttlesford's planning officers' reasons for recommending refusal include the impact it would have on noise, air quality, road and rail networks and local quality of life. |
| They said economic benefits have not been demonstrated to be strong enough to outweigh other factors. | They said economic benefits have not been demonstrated to be strong enough to outweigh other factors. |
| Peter Sanders, chairman of Stop Stansted Expansion, said: "I very much hope BAA will respect the decision of our local, democratically-elected council. | Peter Sanders, chairman of Stop Stansted Expansion, said: "I very much hope BAA will respect the decision of our local, democratically-elected council. |
| "BAA keeps claiming that it listens to what local people say and that it wants to be a good neighbour working in partnership with the local community. | "BAA keeps claiming that it listens to what local people say and that it wants to be a good neighbour working in partnership with the local community. |
| "If BAA is serious about this, it will not appeal the decision." | "If BAA is serious about this, it will not appeal the decision." |
| A second runway at Stansted was contained in the government's 2003 Aviation White Paper, a review of which is due from the Department for Transport before the end of this year. | A second runway at Stansted was contained in the government's 2003 Aviation White Paper, a review of which is due from the Department for Transport before the end of this year. |
| Alastair McDermid, BAA director for Stansted Generation 2, said that an announcement could be expected in January on the outcome of a public consultation about the second runway development. | Alastair McDermid, BAA director for Stansted Generation 2, said that an announcement could be expected in January on the outcome of a public consultation about the second runway development. |