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LBA Support Group Statement on (GALBA) petition to the Secretary of State.

May 21st 2021

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We are aware that 3 Student teenagers from Wakefield representing the “Group for action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) have today handed in a petition to the Communities & Housing Secretary, MP Robert Jenrick. In that petition they claim to have over 54,000 signatures backing support to call in the planning application and hold an expensive public inquiry. We believe all they really want to do is further disrupt, dither and delay Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) new £150 million Terminal building development.

LBA Support Group Spokesperson Ross Bailey said;
Where on earth did all these “protesters” come from? We LBA Support Group suggest this is not all anti LBA “per se” but a conference put together nationally from Extinction Rebellion (XR), and people with Climate views focussed purely against the aviation Industry.
In our own recent petition, for which we received over 3,000 local signatures. We showed that 95% of people who live within the Airports catchment area are fully supportive of LBA’s planning application.

The Northern Powerhouse Partnership recently polled adults across West Yorkshire region, its poll showed that over 51% of people supported the New Terminal whilst only 17% opposed it.

We are fully aware of climate change and can see that the aviation industry is starting to make sustainable changes.
LBA’s new Terminal development will be BREEAM excellent rated, only the 2nd UK airport to be so after Heathrow’s Terminal 5, it will also be fully Carbon Neutral. When the planning application was submitted in January 2020 The airport committed to reduce Carbon Emissions by 45%, by 2023 and be a fully compliant Net zero airport by 2030.
It's was those guarantees and the section 106 agreements that have been put place as to why Leeds City Council's 'city plans panel' members voted 9 to 5 in favour to approve the plans just over 2 months ago on March 11th, the application was then sent over to the Secretary of State for consultation

Understandably the minister needs more time to make his decision, so it is vital that we continue to demonstrate the level of support locally for this scheme and that it is allowed to proceed.

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He will be getting flooded with all sorts to do with the airport. Probably something every hour from GALBA. But he has to look at the facts from the airport themselves as they have the real ones regarding the new terminal, so reading stuff from GALBA and other environmentalists doesn’t count as they will of no doubt made it sound worser than it actually is. And we as the supporters know the true facts.

But I hope you’re right, regarding looking at the stuff we produce to him rather than GALBA who would rather say goodbye to the airport for good!

Just a quick question if anybody knows the awnser. Does anyone know when he will make a decision? As it’s been over a month or so now since he said he needed more time. Hopefully he doesn’t need till the year 2050 to make his decision.
 

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