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Bristol Airport’s greedy appeal: the consequences for local communities

  • 7th August 2020
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In February 2020 North Somerset Council [NSC] decisively rejected Bristol Airport’s plans for expansion following powerful objections from local Members of Parliament, parish councils, community groups, campaign groups and the thousands of individuals who submitted their comments to the Council website. Don Davies, Leader of NSC, summarised the Council’s reasons: […]
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A Veiled Threat: what price Bristol Airport’s appeal?

  • 22nd July 2020
  • SBAE
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A new realityIn February 2020 North Somerset Council comprehensively rejected Bristol Airport’s planning application to expand its operation. The Airport has until 19th September 2020 to appeal this decision. Many things have changed since February, with dramatic impact on both the Airport and North Somerset Council. The new reality has […]
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Airport Expansion and Sustainable Growth

  • 19th July 2020
  • SBAE
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One of Bristol Airport’s arguments in favour of expansion is based on the Keynesian concept of the need for continual economic growth. The theory is that if the economy does not expand it will contract and that if it contracts jobs will become fewer, living standards will suffer and the […]
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Take Action: join the campaigns

  • 16th July 2020
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has,“ Margaret Mead, writer and activist>“If enough people are fighting for change then change will come and every single person counts,” Greta Thunburg, 2020, speaking in Bristol.… and remember […]
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Summer 2020: the new campaigns

  • 12th July 2020
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1     Starting over Bristol Airport hops for ‘business as usual’ in the aftermath of the Covid crisis while climate change poses a global threat from which there will be no recovery. Industry sectors driving the consumption of fossil fuels in the pursuit of profit can no longer be given free […]
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Summer 2020 CATCH UP

  • 4th July 2020
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Summer 2020 CATCH UP ** North Somerset Council rejects Bristol Airport application to expandOn 10th February 2020 North Somerset Council Planning & Regulatory Committee voted by a substantial majority (18:7 with 3 abstentions) to reject the Airport application for expansion, led by the powerful advocacy of Cllr Steve Hogg (Wrington […]
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WDP article

  • 6th June 2020
  • SBAE
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This article was published in the Western Daily Press print version but didn’t appear online so we are reproducing it here. The headline is a bit misleading – while we welcome the temporary freedom from Airport disruption we equally sympathise with the difficulties that anti-Covid measures are causing for Airport […]
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The Wider Picture

  • 12th May 2020
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Over the last few months the terrible effects of climate change have become increasingly apparent.  Infernos have raged along the east coast of Australia killing least 28 people, more than a billion animals, and destroying 2,000 homes. Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide have endured life-threatening levels of air pollution and huge […]
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NIGHT FLIGHTS: our full response on Bristol Airport’s application to the DfT.

  • 5th April 2020
  • SBAE
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The Consultation Response Form from the Department for Transport (DfT) has some ‘technical’ questions, to which we suggest you simply provide a minimal response, then focus on the evidence of your own experience where relevant. Do take our response below as a touchstone but use your own wording where possible. […]
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THE AIRPORT’S WHITE ELEPHANT … deceptively spacious property on offer.

  • 1st April 2020
  • SBAE
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Last year, Bristol Airport took advantage of ‘permitted development’ from NSC planners to erect a large blockhouse on the sub-Mendip skyline by the entrance to its ‘Silver Parking’ zone for its admin staff. This monstrosity adds to the serious light pollution, parking sprawl and construction jumble through which Airport activities […]
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