AIRPORT bosses have launched an appeal with the government after plans for a new hotel were rejected.
Southend Airport has lodged the appeal with the Secretary of State after Rochford Council blocked plans for a new 132 bedroom hotel.
Rochford Council refused the plans due to concerns over increased traffic and additional on-street parking impacting safety and the flow of traffic.
The six storey hotel would be built on a staff car park to the north of Eastwoodbury Crescent, close to Holiday Inn.
A letter from Southend resident Carol Bonnett also raised concerns.
It said: “As a resident living adjacent to the airport, I object to the hotel for the following reasons. Depriving the town’s smaller hotels and bed and breakfasts out of business, as the smaller businesses are struggling enough.