Controix:
This is indeed a very interesting thread but could someone do another plan of the estuary region showing the original proposed positions of ALL the past estuary-based airport options over the last couple of decades - four options at least have been tabled.
Good idea. This is a rough image of where the last four proposals have been sited.
And for those who are fans of Foster's Folly, this is what it would look like if it was turned into wind, to allow all approaches to be over the countryside, instead of over central London.
This arrangement has considerable merits, including not being near the oil refinery and the unexploded ammunition ship. It is also much closer to established transport links, like the Channel tunnel link and Cross-rail, and would join easier onto the motorway network.
Having said that, I really don't think the Greens will let anyone build on the habitat of the three-toed double crested newt and the lesser-spotted fibonacci snail. The Greens have a great desire to destroy the nation, and they know exactly how to achieve their nefarious goals - pulling every emotional string in their arsenal.
The residents of Gravesend might not be too pleased either. Perhaps they could be bought off with cash. I am not sure how many houses there are in Gravesend, but at £20,000 a household, you would only be talking £40 million or so.
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