The Battle of Burton End

6.58.16pm GMT Sun 1st Jan 2006

Burton End hamlet on the edge of Stansted Mountfitchet is threatened with obliteration beneath car parks if BAA's second runway proposals are not defeated.

Cllr Alan Dean, the local member of Uttlesford District Council for Burton End, met with Burton End residents David Harrison and Michael Belcher to draw up plans for the 'Battle of Burton End'.

The Burton End community has been blighted. BAA's mean spirited approach condemns residents to months and probably years of uncertainty with no compensation. BAA rapacious demand for endless parking lots must be stopped," said Cllr. Dean.

At Tuesday 13th December's full council meeting there was unanimous support for a proposal by Cllr Dean to limit the impact of cars by reducing car park lots at Stansted airport for the existing runway.

Cllr Dean said after the meeting: "The council is making a clear statement to BAA that any planning application for extended use of the runway beyond 25 million passengers per annum will not be a walkover. BAA is being asked to relinquish car parking spaces. The battle has to be won on runway 1 first. We are now fighting on two fronts.

"The council is responding to the strong community opposition to more airport growth and has asked BAA to take this opposition seriously. Uttlesford is determined to ensure that BAA justifies every aspect of any proposals it chooses to submit next year."