Reprieve for Sipson, Stanwell to disappear instead
Another example of sloppy journalism!
The article mentions the demolition of Stanwellmoor, but in reality, Stanwell village would also have to go as well as some of the estates to the south of Stanwell village, an area where the majority work on the airport.
The article states that fewer houses would be demolished than at Sipson. Not so, this scheme could involve demolition of up to 5,000 houses depending on how far south of 09R/27L the new rwy would have to be to allow simultaneous operations.
The number of houses to be demolished at Sipson is considerably less, and that area is already blighted.
This plan has nothing to do with house demolition.
Going as far south 09R/27L as possible without reservoir demolition, a rwy a little under 2 mi. long could be fitted in from the River Colne at Hithermoor Farm in the west to just short of the oil terminal at West Bedfont in the east. This would not take out the cargo areas and LHR-4, although the oil terminal may have to move and much of Stanwell would be lost. On the other hand some LHR-4 and LHR-5 movements could be taken off the existing rwys.
The reality is that 2 more rwys are needed, and in the end it is likely that land north and north west of LHR will have to be used, with both the M25 and the A4 tunnelised in part, and relatively little house demolition.
Last edited by Fairdealfrank; 7th Jun 2013 at 15:56.