Stop Airport Extension Now (SAEN) has been granted to the right to an oral hearing of its case against the expansion of Southend Airport. Last week, the High Court refused to hear an appeal from SAEN in which the group claimed Southend Council was wrong to grant planning permission for the new runway at...
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Stobart Group, owner of Southend Airport, has submitted a planning application to Southend Borough Council to build a 129 bedroom hotel. Permission to extend the runway at Southend Airport was given by the Council in January 2010, and the decision was approved by Secretary of State John Denham in March, following opposition from local...
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Stop Airport Entension Now (SAEN), the pressure group opposed to the development of Southend Airport, held a fundraiser on Saturday 8th May in Leigh. The group was recently under police investigation over allegations that it had distributed leaflets that broke election law. Spokesman Denis Walker denied the allegations, and no charge was brought. SAEN...
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By Rachel Charman A Stop Airport Extension Now spokesperson has denied that the group distributed letters that are under Police investigation. The letters break election law as they are by an anonymous author, which is illegal during purdah. The letters also make claims about council candidates and councillors which senior Council conservatives have called...
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By Rachel Charman The letters delivered to Southend residents along with Stop Airport Extension Now leaflets are revealed here. The pressure group SAEN is being investigated by the Police as the letters may be in breach of election law. The letters target specific Council candidates. In the case of the leaflet below, this is...
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By Rachel Charman Stop Airport Extension Now, the group that has campaigned against the development of Southend Airport, is being investigated by the Police for potentially breaching election law. The group are suspected of attempting to influence the outcome of the May election by illegal means. The Police were contacted when anonymous letters began...
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By Rachel Charman David Garston, Conservative candidate for St Laurence ward in the local elections, and David Carrington, his Labour opponent, have publicly disagreed about the role of pressure group Stop Airport Expansion Now in decision-making in Southend. SAEN has been vocal and active in its opposition to the extension of Southend Airport, and...
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By Rachel Charman Following a meeting of the Development Control Committee this afternoon, Southend Borough Council has given the green light to the plans to expand Southend Airport. The final decision to go ahead with the plans now rests with the Rt Hon John Denham, Secretary of State. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Deputy Leader and...
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