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Search the Public Notice PortalPlans to increase take-offs and landings during the weekend at an airport in Farnborough have been met with more than 1,200 objections.
The application, made to Rushmoor Borough Council in November which aims to increase weekend flights while keeping the maximum number of annual flights at 50,000.
The plan involves increasing the number of weekend and bank holiday movements from 8,900 to 13,500 flights (27 per cent of annual movements), and a corresponding decrease in weekday movements to 36,500.
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It has received 1265 objections, with 152 comments supporting the proposal.
Odiham Borough Council also objected to the plans, arguing they would go against the area's local plan.
A resident stated the expansion would 'benefit only the super-rich, offering quick access to London while not providing benefits to most residents'.
Concerns about increased noise and air pollution harming the quality of life for locals were raised by others.
Farnborough Airport, which is private, has put forward the proposal primarily to meet medium-term business aviation demand.
The airport said it plans to make the best use of its existing infrastructure and runway capacity, without any physical development.
Another significant component of the proposal is to raise the maximum take-off weight of aircraft to 55,000 kg to accommodate newer models.
These newer aircraft are expected to have better environmental performance in terms of noise and emissions.
Farnborough Airport management also plans to update the planning conditions in line with the Department for Transport's updated guidelines concerning public safety zones.
The proposal is part of a strategy to maintain the airport's ability to deliver economic benefits to the local community while responding to what it sees as 'forecast demand'.
The airport states that the overall annual flight limit of 50,000 movements will not be increased, and the changes will ensure the airport can continue to meet public safety requirements.
The proposal states that these changes would enhance economic growth and jobs, aiding the development of the local business cluster surrounding the airport for the benefit of Rushmoor and the broader regions of London and the South-East.
The application seeks the variation of four conditions of planning permission granted in February 2022.
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