Heathrow expansion will be history when Gordon Brown's administration is history.

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Documents which were released as part of BAA's consultation over the proposed third runway at Heathrow contained a map showing a spur road passing over the site of the Cherry Lane Cemetery in Shepiston Lane, Harlington. Cherry Lane is the only operational cemetery in the Hayes and Harlington parliamentary constituency and many of the residents have loved ones buried there.

In May 2008, Donna Casey, a spokesman for BAA, denied the company was planning to build roads through the cemetery. She said: "The document is not wrong, but shows an indicative layout of where road access schemes could potentially be located if the Government made a decision in favour of a third runway. Future road access schemes would be subjected to a detailed design process and transport assessments in partnership with the relevant authorities. We apologise if local residents have been distressed by the map, but we can confirm that graves would not be destroyed."


Assurances from BAA are worth nothing. No Terminal 5, no third runway, no sixth terminal - all promises which have been cast aside by this land-grabbing behemoth. Now, to have the gall to say that the document shows an "indicative" layout is rubbing salt in the wounds that these plans have already opened.

You can register your protest against these plans by signing this e-petition.

Don't let them do it!

In the run up to the announcement there were rumours of a split in Cabinet over the proposals for Heathrow expansion, with four or five said to be against. We believe they should be supported and we strongly urge opponents of expansion to write to, or email, the following ministers encouraging them in their continued opposition:

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Leader of the House of Commons

All the above may be contacted at:

House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

In addition to the above, you can also write to the following ministers.

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Minister for London

• Thousands more Londoners will be affected by aircraft noise
• Pollution to the west of the capital will increase
  
• London businesses want Heathrow to be better, not bigger
  

Ed Balls, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Department for Children, Schools and Families

• Teaching will be a problem in schools not sound insulated
• Soundproofing of schools will be very expensive and boroughs cannot afford it
  
• Families will suffer noise in areas of London not affected before
  
• More children will be awakened from 4am nightly and their learning will be harmed
  

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

• Noise and pollution will adversely affect students in further education and colleges

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Department for Communities and Local Government

• There is massive opposition by local authorities
• Extra Council costs will be high for soundproofing schools and other buildings
  
• Communities will be destroyed to build runway 3
  
• Soundproofing will be needed in many more homes and offices
  

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Housing Minister, Department for Communities and Local Government

• What is to happen to all the people losing their home or finding it uninhabitable?
• Funding for re-housing people detracts from budgets for London's additional homes
  

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Department of Health

• Pollution and noise will lead to more stress, asthma attacks and ill health

Lord Mandelson and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform

• The case for expansion of Heathrow is flawed
• Business productivity will be reduced by noise
  
• Small and medium enterprises cannot afford to adapt their buildings against noise