# Calls to delay airport expansion over concerns

## London Stansted Airport

A council has called for expansion plans at London Stansted Airport to be delayed over concerns about air quality and noise levels.

The owner of the Essex terminal is expected to submit fresh proposals in order to  people per annum.

But Hertfordshire County Council, which governs an area bordering the airport, called for a pause on the project in its official response to a consultation.

Conservative cabinet member Stephen Boulton said: "Ploughing ahead to the detriment of local people would be unwise and a mistake."

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