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Councillor Simmons, who chairs the executive, presented a report setting out Luton Rising's objectives for this financial year and beyond.
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London Luton Airport: Government to hold inquiry into growth plan https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...herts-61017175
Not looking good
Not looking good
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has cited concerns over climate change targets and policies for enhancing the natural environment among its reasons.
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While Luton Rising Temperature claims to be committed to having a net zero airport by 2040, this application put in by its other half, has totally ignored rising aircraft pollution and increasing noise limits in the future, which is also the same for the 32m application. The other reason given for calling a Public Inquiry was the airports policies for enhancing the natural environment.
As part of the separate 32m application, which this inquiry will ignore, is that the Council plans to destroy 100% of a major county wildlife site and a public park. That might not bother many here but for locals it is a major concern.
Worth watching this 2 minute video to see what will be lost for those that might care.
https://stoplae.org/wp-content/uploa...r-HD-SLAE-.mp4
As part of the separate 32m application, which this inquiry will ignore, is that the Council plans to destroy 100% of a major county wildlife site and a public park. That might not bother many here but for locals it is a major concern.
Worth watching this 2 minute video to see what will be lost for those that might care.
https://stoplae.org/wp-content/uploa...r-HD-SLAE-.mp4
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It took the government 11 months to call-in the Leeds Bradford application while taking around 11 weeks to call-in the Luton application to add just a million passengers. Clearly they have seen something they don’t like. Could it be that the DCO process was being undermined by I assume a Labour council?
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I have been told that the Dart now won’t open to the public until the autumn so missing the entire summer season. A project with many problems seeing construction is now entering its 5th year.
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Now the rumour I heard was once it opened, the debt would be transferred. Not too sure where, but more 'visible' was the inference allegedly. Regardless, this farce should become wider public knowledge, especially to the Council Tax payers of Luton paying an astronomical cost for this folly!
Don't worry, those people in Yorkshire will have a plan to stop the pack of cards uncontrollably tumble
Sadly, with the debt pile incurred chasing a Gatwick dream, the sale of the airport moves ever closer.......
What was once a brilliant income generator for the town's residents, has become a financial black hole.
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The plan to put in a small application for an extra million passengers thinking it was small enough not to invite government scrutiny has backfired spectacularly. For the same cost of a Public Inquiry they should have put in a larger application making it worth while.
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It was always going to end up at Inquiry so better to minimise costs at the outset. The fact it’s a Labour council is helpful for the Government and local Conservative associations because it gives a punch bag.
Ultimately it will be approved but in the meantime it gives the likes of Bim Afolami the chance to say they’re fighting for residents.
Ultimately it will be approved but in the meantime it gives the likes of Bim Afolami the chance to say they’re fighting for residents.
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I would not say it was inevitable, as it has never happed before. Maybe the government has finally noticed that the Council cannot be considered impartial when it come to planning decisions involving its own airport. How could the planning committee be impartial and independent when it was Council policy to expand the airport and every voting director of the airport was a councillor?
Whether this is approved or not is irrelevant, as it is all about public scrutiny of a Council decision I consider dodgy due to a conflict of interest.
Whether this is approved or not is irrelevant, as it is all about public scrutiny of a Council decision I consider dodgy due to a conflict of interest.
A welcome and long overdue development in this long running saga. If at the very least it shines a bright light on the airport related goings on at LBC over the last few years, it will be worth it!
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Still don't understand why the six pack is not being pushed ahead with, if nothing else it would free up overnight parking for BBJ, Global & Gulfstreams rather than using Taxiway Deicing stands!
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Luton Rising Temperature has agreed for £45m of concession fees, that were to pay for public services, to be kept by the airport operator over a 3 year period, so maybe this is a backdoor method to fund development work including a new apron?
It was once the case that, as part of the concession agreement to operate the airport, all infrastructure projects and risks were funded by the airport operator but that is no longer the case, as the Dart shows. Concession agreements are all well and good until the end of the concession is in sight when investments made are just handed back over to the landlord. As each year passes 2032 is getting closer so the opportunity to earn money from any investment decreases. Has LLAOL run out of time leaving LRT to pick up the bill?
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Mini Manchester?
https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/pe...ndemic-3645729
The lady refers to the baggage handling area but I think she is taking about security as well as check-in
https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/pe...ndemic-3645729
"It was horrendous,” the London hairdresser said. “I’ve not been to Luton airport before and I don’t want to go again.”
She said there were not enough staff on to check everyone’s bags. “You could see the panic starting to build,” she said. “It was horrible.”
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1 hour 40 mins before departure on what is the busy time of day for departures - customer fault, end of!
https://www.london-luton.co.uk/passenger-info
https://www.london-luton.co.uk/passenger-info
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1 hour 40 mins before departure on what is the busy time of day for departures - customer fault, end of!
https://www.london-luton.co.uk/passenger-info
https://www.london-luton.co.uk/passenger-info
In fairness to the customer we also don’t know if the 1:40 was their fault. They could have got caught out by traffic, bus delays etc. I’ve not used LTN since arriving -3 hours before and ending up in the terminal -1.5 before and still only scraping on.
Does Luton's main departures lounge area have the capacity to hold all pax if they arrive at the airport 3 hours beforehand ? At busy times, that's a lot of people with the potential for significant overcrowding...