Villagers’ fury over Gatwick second runway: ‘Heartbroken’ residents living in shadow of airport condemn ‘appalling’ £2.2billion plan that will have devastating impact on their communities

Residents say they will have to sell their homes because of the decision to set up a second runway at Gatwick Airport.

The locals say that the decision to confirm the 2.2 billion £ plan is ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘terrible’.

Transportation Secretary Heidi Alexander continued to him.

The specially financed project will lead to an increase in 100,000 flights per year. In 2024, Gatwick made a total of 265,000 flights.

Alexander supported the plan as a ‘brainless’ for economic growth, a source of government, claiming that flights could come out of the new full track before 2029.

However, nearby residents, ‘grave’ environmental effects will leave the decision they said ‘remained puzzled’.

Ryan Shirley, 56, from nearby Charlwood, is part of a large group of friends who oppose the plan.

The decorator said: ‘I think it is terrible.

I will probably put my house on sale now. I’m under the flight plan. Currently it can be folded. But this is just crazy now. There is no idea for the locals.

67 -year -old Barbara Cole said the second runway will be terrible for noise and the environment

Why don’t you build a new airport in a completely more convenient place? Gatwick was already very operational. Heathrow is not too far away and stansted is just on the road.

‘This does not make sense. This will lead to serious environmental consequences.

I’ve been here for 20 years. He’il take life out of the village. I believe that housing developers will use it as an excuse to build more houses. The local infrastructure will be dispersed and this beautiful village will be swallowed. ‘

According to sources, green light was given to the new runway, but it is not possible that the first flights will get up to 2029.

It is expected to last until the end of the 2030s to get full benefits for extra passengers.

70 -year -old Helen Hill said his son would consider leaving the village as a result of the decision.

The retired teacher said: ‘There is no single advantage.

‘People say he’il at least create a job, but for who? Not unemployment, not natives. A place that is not completely suitable.

“ There are much better places to serve the local community better than this village.

Smoke and environmental damage will be serious. A terrible decision for everyone about it.

My son will move as soon as possible.

70 -year -old Helen Hill said that he could not see a ‘single advantage’ and said his son would leave the village

Ami Nicholls, the mother of the 32 -year -old, said that the news was ‘shock’ and that the residents were ignored

“ Will reduce home prices. Who wants to live here? ‘

32 -year -old mothers Ami Nicholls, ‘shock’ in the news, he said.

He said: ‘I was really disappointed. I didn’t think it would be approved. I thought the government would see logic.

“ I am part of the campaign against it. I believe they will have an objection and I think this will be successful.

There is no reason for this. We, as the locals in this village, have not heard our voices.

“ We were ignored. This is a nightmare.

Summer will be worse. The increase in noise and environmental effects is difficult to understand.

“ In addition, traffic will be added. Not the right decision. ‘

The new runway plans were initially rejected by the Planning Inspector earlier this year, but suggested that Mrs. Alexander should approve if changes were made.

Gatwick said that his plans would create £ 1 billion per year for economic benefits and create 14,000 additional jobs.

The 54 -year -old Danny Savage, who lives in the village, believes that the locals should be more acceptable to it.

He said: ‘Anyone who does not like to live near an airport and moved here should have a say with the real estate agent.

54 -year -old Danny Savage argued that the natives against development should accept more

46 -year -old Jenny Rendall (7, depicted with his son Jesse) said he was against it – but he could see the advantages of extra holidays

“ They also need to have a say with them. If people don’t like the negative impact of living near an airport, then don’t move here. ‘

67 -year -old retired graphic designer Barbara Cole, who lives in the village, said he was worried about the news.

He said: ‘I love the airport itself, I really love it. I think there are many advantages.

When I was Covid, I really missed the flights.

But I’m worried about expansion. It will be terrible for noise and the environment.

Where will it end? Although the Council is against it, it is shocked by the government to do it. ‘

The 46 -year -old Marketing Manager Jenny Rendall said he was against it – but he could see the advantages of extra holidays.

He said: ‘I think it is perfect to have more holiday destination options. And it gives us more chance to go.

But the disadvantages are great. Noise and pollution are bad. This is sad. ’65 -year -old Wauline Weston has been living in the village for 20 years and now believes that it will ‘ruin’.

The retired manager said: ‘I think the end of the village in 20 years.

“ They just want to build and build without thinking about what we think. I’m really sorry.

“ I came to accept that the decision will be made, but I am very against it.

I think this heartbreaking.

‘I was surprised why this would be a good idea.’

According to a new study, plans can cause housing prices in the local region to drop by £ 40,000.

Plans can cause housing prices in the local area, including Charlwood, to £ 40,000.

Crawley, Reigate and Banstead, Horsham, Middle Sussex, Mole Valley and Tandridget, including the set of local authorities surrounding the center of the ‘Gatwick Diamond’ property is expected to be most impressed by the construction.

An analysis examined how market values ​​can be affected in the average housing prices and initial planning stages in these areas.

It also included the effect of the closest areas when the construction started and the runway started to run. Long -term benefits were also announced.

According to the Real Estate Agency YOPA, which conducts the research, property is expected to decrease -3 percent before the construction starts.

It is estimated that Mole Valley will be hit in the worst way and will see a discount of £ 16.205.

However, the landlords should be more concerned about trying to work for the new runway.

The analysis found that the value of the closest houses to Gatwick or the houses under new flight routes could reduce the value of -7.5 percent.

Mole Valley has an average of £ 40,513, while £ 38.270 in Tandridge and 36,469 in Reigate and Banstead.

Elsewhere, the property owners could see £ 33,080 in Horsham, £ 32,713 in the middle of Sussex, and £ 24,475 in Crawley.

However, not all doomsday and gloom. Once the runway is completed, it can help increase the value of nearby houses.

The specially financed project will lead to an increase in 100,000 flights per year at the airport.

The year after the runway was built, the economic benefit of the analysis, more work and better transportation connections began to filter the local economy, but estimates that home prices can increase an average of 9.5 percent.

A DFT spokesman told The Daily Mail: ‘After a careful evaluation, the transport secretary has released a letter that confirms that the current north track approved the application of Gatwick Airport today through routine use.’

Gatwick is not the only Southeast trip that wants to increase its capacity.

On August 1 – the day after the official date of the government – Heathrow Airport made plans for a third runway and CEO Thomas Woldbye described the need for expansion as ‘urgent’.

The same Moon Travel Center discussed more than eight million passengers per month for the first time in its history.

Heathrow also reported his busiest day on August 1, and about 270,000 people passed through the airport.

In addition, expansion plans are confronted with return from the environmental groups, and the campaignists refer to as a ‘prisoner schema’ that will produce large amounts of additional CO2 at a time when the Workers’ Government is net zero.

The offers also came under fire from the local inhabitants of Sipson, Harlington and Harmondsworth’s chocolate box towns.

M4 Motorway and Heathrow airport between a miles of land stranded, long -standing residents, under compulsory purchasing orders to move and sell their homes to the government will be forced to sell.

In addition, approximately 750 dear buildings, including some built in the 17th century, will be destroyed.