Originally Posted by
LTNman
There is no certainty that the council will be sympathetic to a runway extension. The council have only to look at the extra noise now being generated at Southend and the complaints that are being made there due to its runway extension as a reason to refuse planning permission at Southampton.
The difference between SEN and SOU is that SOU is locked into a Section 106 Agreement with the LPA which severely restricts flights between about 2300 and 0630. Unlike SEN which I believe can operate H24, with night cargo flights recently started it appears that some elements of the local population have kicked off about these.
Cannot see that the LPA will be able to refuse planning permission for the starter strip on noise grounds.