Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn aerial view of London Gatwick Airport (Reuters)Gatwick Airport's £2.2 billion expansion plans are set to proceed after campaigners lost their legal challenge at the Court of Appeal. Peter Barclay and Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) had contested the government's approval, citing concerns over the project's climate impact. The High Court initially dismissed their challenges in June, a decision which the Court of Appeal upheld, ruling the appeal bids as “unarguable”. The expansion, approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander in September, involves moving the emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate an additional 100,000 flights each year. This decision removes a significant obstacle for the controversial development, with the first flights from the expanded runway expected to take off in 2030. In fullGatwick Airport expansion moves one step closer as second runway challenge failsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Gatwick Airport second runway progress as legal challenge fails
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn aerial view of London Gatwick Airport (Reuters)Gatwick Airport's £2.2 billion expansion plans are set to proceed after campaigners lost their legal challenge at the Court of Appeal. Peter Barclay and Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) had contested the government's approval, citing concerns over the project's climate impact. The High Court initially dismissed their challenges in June, a decision which the Court of Appeal upheld, ruling the appeal bids as “unarguable”. The expansion, approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander in September, involves moving the emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate an additional 100,000 flights each year. This decision removes a significant obstacle for the controversial development, with the first flights from the expanded runway expected to take off in 2030. In fullGatwick Airport expansion moves one step closer as second runway challenge failsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
