Protest rally over fears for decline in air quality

Concerns about pollution are growing because of proposals to expand Gatwick Airport and plans to site a new industrial incinerator on the edge of Horsham.

Members of CAGNE - Communities Against Noise and Emissions - and members of No Incinerator 4 Horsham joined forces for the rally to raise awareness of growing air pollution.

The two groups voiced their concerns at an ‘I Love Clean Air’ rally in Horsham’s Carfax.

CAGNE chairman Sally Pavey said Gatwick continued to expand leading to increased road and rail congestion around the airport.

She said passenger numbers at Gatwick had grown from 267,767 in 2015 to 275,633 in 2016.

“Passenger numbers are growing but with no investment by Gatwick in the roads they congested,” she said. “The railway line is at full capacity and Gatwick acts as a bottleneck for areas further down the line.”