Originally Posted by
Red Four
I understand that this was as a sop to the local anti-airport campaigners at the time, who were widely circulating a conspiracy theory (what changes!) that the airport was going to be a massive Stobart Freight hub, because of the Eddie Stobart trucking link then. They even went as far as putting this arrant nonsense in a leaflet delivered door-to-door, in order to stir up more replies to the Council/JAAP.
The new rail station (they said) was just a cover for a Stobart siding to facilitate an unlimited rail/air freight interchange all through the night, so the Councillors had their ears bent and put this restriction in place in the S.106.
Unfortunately, in terms of the SEN Section106 agreement, 'ATMs' meant all movements, however small the movement. This should really be changed to Air Transport Movements in the sense most in aviation understand it (but Councillors never understood aviation!).
Good grief - the people of Southend are indeed lucky to have such diligent local representatives to foil such a dastardly plot!
expect to see cax sold in the next couple of years too.
Who'd want it?