Future Infrastructure Developments

[White Heather]

Great to see everybody sending in the letters, well done everybody! will we find out when the planning app has been passed over to him to be signed off or is it not made public?

Spoiler

It's already been passed to him. Confirmed this morning by LBA.

 

[Wardair166]

I'm not a religious person but here's praying he approves it!!

 

[Hendi]

@White Heather excellent!... if thats the case can it still be called in as certain groups are demanding? sorry for all the questions I'm not clued up on the process.

 

[White Heather]

@White Heather excellent!... if thats the case can it still be called in as certain groups are demanding? sorry for all the questions I'm not clued up on the process.

Well yes, but I believe there are conditions governing the circumstances in which an approved planning application should be called in, and I don't believe that this scheme meets those conditions. It certainly shouldn't be called in because of a noisy anti airport group. If that were the case then every airport related plan would end up as a public inquiry. But we can't afford to sit back, do nothing and assume it will all be ok. Hence the request that we all write to the Minister.

 

[Flightlevel330]

What also should be noted is that the window for Judicial Review is also ticking away, 6 weeks after planning permission is granted. Now I am not sure if this is from when LCC grant the permission or from when it’s nodded by the Secretary of State, but the more that clock gets to zero the better....

 

[Hendi]

How long can we expect it to be with the secretary of state and once he signs it off are the airport free to start construction?

 

[White Heather]

How long can we expect it to be with the secretary of state and once he signs it off are the airport free to start construction?

He should sign it off within a month under Green Belt rules, assuming he is approving it. If it takes longer, then perhaps it's time to worry!
They can't start until everything is sorted with the council and it's also a fairly long period to go out to tender for a project of this size. I can't see anything starting before winter - and that might still be preliminary works.

 

[deepdale2]

Could a decision be delayed if taking more than a few weeks? Noted that the report on the future of our railways will not be ready in March, therefore will be further delayed until after the local/Mayor elections on 06/05/2021. Appears to be a period when Government's hibernate pre-election time.

 

[Mick_LUFC]

Thank you all for staying so loyal to LBA.

I sent him my positive views the other day.


It was an amazing place to work for over 15 years.

 

[White Heather]

Thank you all for staying so loyal to LBA.

I sent him my positive views the other day.


It was an amazing place to work for over 15 years.

Thank you for sending your views.

 

[michael]

For info I have tonight written to my local MP for Skipton & Ripon Julian Smith asking him to give Robert Jenrick a nudge to support the application. As our local airport for the Skipton & Ripon area it can surely do no harm to ask him!

 

[White Heather]

For info I have tonight written to my local MP for Skipton & Ripon Julian Smith asking him to give Robert Jenrick a nudge to support the application. As our local airport for the Skipton & Ripon area it can surely do no harm to ask him!

Thanks Michael.

 

[Bhowani]

Letter sent, wearing my flat hat and BCFC scarf!

 

[White Heather]

Letter sent, wearing my flat hat and BCFC scarf!

Thank you.

 

[Finger66]

Letter sent, wearing my flat hat and BCFC scarf!

Well that in itself, at least in my eyes, is the best reason to approve!

 

[deepdale2]

Had a thought should the LBA Supporters Group send their e.mails to the Labour party leader, with a note to state that Alex Sobel M.P. is opposing the airport plans by writing to the Minister of State 'to call the plan in'. He is pushing his own climate agenda with no regard for the Leeds North voter's. The elector's in general want a new zero carbon terminal, go ahead airport for the region and with it increased jobs ( many for young people ). May stare it up a little for Sobel with an attack on his own flank.

 

[Jetchaser]

message of support sent to the Secretary of State. Lets hope he can give the green light in the near future

 

[White Heather]

message of support sent to the Secretary of State. Lets hope he can give the green light in the near future

Thank you

 

[Heathrowflyer]

Had a thought should the LBA Supporters Group send their e.mails to the Labour party leader, with a note to state that Alex Sobel M.P. is opposing the airport plans by writing to the Minister of State 'to call the plan in'. He is pushing his own climate agenda with no regard for the Leeds North voter's. The elector's in general want a new zero carbon terminal, go ahead airport for the region and with it increased jobs ( many for young people ). May stare it up a little for Sobel with an attack on his own flank.

Good point but I'm not sure how effective it would be. He represents a heavily populated student area. Remember Greg Mulholland was MP for years in that constituency and the only thing that ousted him was the Lib Dem /Conservative alliance on student loans.

I've written to Jenrick ...the decision maker. This is the best support we can give. Any other opposition is useful but in an area where other Labour MP's ( 5 of whom are in Labour's Shadow Cabinet/Ministers) have also opposed the plans, I think it would be background noise.

 

[Aviador]

I would say don't bother.