Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has served a second formal council requisition on the UDC leadership for an independent review of the proposed Stansted Airport expansion. This will delay the issuing of any permission until after the local council elections on 2nd May. That means the final decision will be in the hands of the new council administration.
John Lodge (R4U)“Instead it was evident to all at the packed public meeting that the Conservative UDC leader had whipped his majority party faithful to push through the immediate issuing of the decision. However new important concerns have recently been raised about the legal agreement between the airport’s owner and UDC. Those must be properly investigated. So at the end of the public meeting R4U served a second cross-party requisition on the council. This will force independent analysis of the legal agreement which councillors will then review. Although the UDC leader will once again try to wriggle out of it, UDC is compelled to accept this legal requisition. The result is that the issuing of any decision on the airport expansion cannot happen until after the new council is elected on 2nd May. Residents for Uttlesford has committed to striking a better deal with the airport if elected to lead UDC on 2nd May.”