CAGNE, (Communities Against Gatwick Noise and Emissions) was founded out of the ADNID trial flight path that went over West Sussex parishes not previously disturbed by aircraft noise.  CAGNE now seeks to share information with residents of West Sussex about Gatwick Airport, Gatwick flight paths and Gatwick expanding with a second runway.

The Airport Commission Announcement

The Airport Commission has been set the task to find a new runway in the southeast. Gatwick is being considered and if you object to a second runway being built you should write to your local MP, HDC and WSCC councillors, and the Airport Commission.

The questions asked by the Airport Commission are in depth and have to be answered by 3^rd February 2015.  It is not detailed that the associated documents contain important details, such as the two new flight paths that will go over the Horsham area whilst the existing routes will certainly double in aircraft capacity as Gatwick seeks to go from 250,000 aircraft a year to 560,000.

Gatwick will be bigger than Heathrow with 95 million passengers annually and over 32,500 inwardly migrating workers looking for housing, schools, medical care and adding to the congestion on our roads and railways.

The consultation documents can be found below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/374661/consultation-document-AC01-tagged.pdf 

The map attached shows just two of the new flight paths that will come off a new runway at Gatwick and the noise implications for departures over West Sussex.  Other maps for other areas and arrivals are currently under construction and addition information can be found at www.cagne.org

The Parish Council, at its recent Special Meeting of Full Council held on 14th October, formally approved its submission to the Examination in Public of the Horsham District Council’s Planning Framework.

The Examination in public, which will be held in the Council Chamber in Horsham District Council’s Offices and begins on Tuesday 4th November 2014 at 10am, will be attended by various Parish Councillors where possible.

The meeting papers at which this issue was discussed can be found here, and the full Hearing Statement on Behalf of North Horsham Parish Council can be found here.

Horsham District Council’s Planning Framework (HDPF) has been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for an independent examination.

The Secretary of State has appointed Mr Geoff Salter BA MRTPI, an inspector from the Planning Inspectorate, to conduct the independent public examination into the soundness of the Horsham Local Plan. The Examination will start towards the end of this year and is likely to take around three weeks.   If the document is agreed by the Planning Inspector, it is anticipated that the Horsham District Planning Framework will be adopted by the Council in April 2015.

A number of documents have been passed to the Planning Inspector. These include the Horsham District Planning Framework together with all 3073 representations in full and a summary of the main issues raised during a period of public consultation. Other accompanying documents include a sustainability appraisal, a policies map and a statement of consultation. The council isn’t able to make changes to the plan in response to the comments received, but it is recommending some minor amendments for the inspector’s consideration.

Copies of all representations made in relation to the Horsham District Planning Framework are available to view at http://horsham.limehouse.co.uk/portal/planning/hdpf_1/hdpf_prop_sub.

Further information about and details relating to the examination process will be made available online at www.horsham.gov.uk and sent to those who responded to the consultation processes of the Horsham District Planning Framework.

Hard copies of the submission documents for the Horsham District Planning Framework are also available to view at Horsham District Council, Park North, North Street, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1RL at the following times: Monday to Thursday: 8.45am to 5.20pm; Friday: 8.45am to 4.20pm.

An independent programme officer has been appointed to represent the planning inspector. The programme officer is responsible for managing the day to day arrangements of the examination process before and during the period of the examination, recording all documents submitted, arranging for inspection of sites by the inspector and dealing with correspondence on his behalf to those who have made representations, including requests for and exchange of all statements. This will include any communication or correspondence between the inspector and the council. The Programme Officer can be contacted at bankssolutionsuk@gmail.com

Cabinet Member for Living and Working Communities, Claire Vickers said: “This is the most important planning document that the council has produced in recent years. It has obliged us to look at how we are to provide homes and jobs both now and into the future and maintain economic prosperity for our District. It will also put us in a much stronger position to control the location and extent of development and resist planning appeals by developers.

“Given the extent of such a plan it is understandable that there have been some very passionate responses to parts of it. The plan along with consultation comments now goes to a Government inspector who will go through every aspect of it and ensure we have met all the requirements of Government policy and guidance.”