Another housing and flightpath clash.

[corsair67]

Solution: all people who purchase a house in Tralee sign a form stating that they understand the consequences of living under a flightpath, and at no time will they complain to the airport, ACT Govt or other local authorities about aircraft noise. End of problem!

I don't think we've heard the last of this, as apparently Canberra Airport is planning an appeal.

From today's The Australian.


Clash on airport houses
Steve Creedy
May 01, 2007.

CANBERRA airport officials are predicting big increases in aircraft noise over the nation's capital after NSW Planning Minister Frank Sartor endorsed a land-release plan that will put 2000 new homes under a major flight path.

Mr Sartor has endorsed the plan by Queanbeyan City Council, bordering Canberra, for up to 10,000 new homes, including 2000 southwest of Queanbeyan at South Tralee, which is in a vacant corridor of land under the flight path.

Mr Sartor described the plan, supported by Queanbeyan Mayor Frank Pangallo and Monaro MP Steve Whan, as a sensible outcome that struck a balance between the need for local jobs and for housing.

But Canberra airport managing director Stephen Byron said the decision to endorse the development at South Tralee would lead to noise-sharing in Canberra and Queanbeyan.

The decision condemned future generations to living with "the devastating impact of aircraft noise, in other words, a life of living hell", Mr Byron said.

[flyjoe180]

Who are these people who buy houses under flight paths or next to airports and then complain? Dorks! And who are the idiots that plan to place housing near such areas? Dorks! If the airfield was built after there was already housing established, fair enough, but these airports have been around since the year dot. Seems to be a world wide problem, your solution Craig, appears to be very sensible.

[corsair67]

And who are the idiots that plan to place housing near such areas?

Greedy developers and greedy local councils; and yes, they are all dorks! ;D

Canberra Airport was suggesting that the housing development could be located in another location nearby, but away from the flightpath; but of course Queanbeyan (or as we Canberrans know it as - Struggletown!) Council and the developers poo-pooed that idea.

My other solution was cluster bombing the houses after they're built, but a few people said to me that that is a little harsh.

The thing that makes me so cranky about airfield and housing clashes is that everyone thinks that the airfield should make changes to fit in with the homeowners, yet if you live next door to a freeway no one would expect the traffic to be diverted elsewhere to spread the noise around to make all the homeowners happy!

[Dave Homewood]

The reason they develop there is its cheap land BECAUSE of the flightpath.

The reason people buy the homes is they're cheaper BECAUSE of the flight path.

And as for an airport being built AFTER the houses were there, come on Joe, you know the council would NEVER allow that. Double standards mate, double standards.

They need to promote such developments to aviation people, airport users, pilots, mechanics and admin staff who work at the airports. People who love the sound of aircraft overhead. I'd love to live next to a decent aerodrome, especially like Ardmore or Omaka or Wanaka, etc, right on the edge of it within photographing distance. I wish my famil still had my grandparents farm at Ardmore, it was across the road from end of the main runway. that's how Dad got so into aircraft.

I guess one good thing that may come out of such housing developments is even if the owners are dimwitted and complain, I'll bet a lot of their kids will end up loving aviation.

[flyjoe180]

I guess one good thing that may come out of such housing developments is even if the owners are dimwitted and complain, I'll bet a lot of their kids will end up loving aviation.

Or deaf

[Dave Homewood]

[beagle]

I see they are building a new big subdivision on the Taeri plains near Mosgiel.
from the ad on tv, it looks like land right next to the old air base and current aero club flight path and runway.
will have to check it out more.

[Bruce]

There may be a bit of space near Taieri in the near future if Fisher and paykel have to make any more cutbacks... (F&P have a manufacturing plant built on the site of the main RNZAF facilities at Taieri - including some of the hangars)

The sensible solution to the Canberra problem is to simply close the airport completely, lay everyone off. Then, as you cant have a capital city without an airport, move the federal Government to somewhere like Darwin - after all, it is close to South east Asia and the important strategic alliances. Move all the civil servants there - i'm sure they wont mind. As Canberra wouldnt be capital, it then becomes part of NSW. the Surplus government buildings etc can be given to the Aboriginal people to use for cheap housing and community centres. Just watch the land values drop!
Not wanting to demean Darwinians orAboriginal people, I think that there would be enough public outrage that the Airport was permanently protected!