Campaigners Lose High Court Challenge Against Gatwick Airport Expansion

‘It’s difficult to see how all this makes strategic sense’ – Horsham MP issues statement after High Court grants planning approval for Gatwick expansion

Horsham MP John Milne called the High Court’s decision to permit the expansion of Gatwick Airport ‘disappointing’.

Campaigners lose High Court challenge against Gatwick Airport expansion

Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against the expansion of Gatwick Airport

High Court dismisses legal challenge against Gatwick Airport expansion - Airline Routes & Ground Services

A legal challenge to expansion plans at Gatwick Airport has been dismissed by a High Court judge. Mr Justice Mould dismissed two challenges brought by local campaigners on 23 June. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander had approved the plans to bring the airport’s emergency runway into regular use in September. The proposal would see the runway moved northwards by 12 metres. Once operational, it could bring £1bn per year into the regional economy …

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Campaigners opposing Gatwick Airport expansion have lost two High Court challenges against the government but have said they will consider an appeal. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved a £2.2bn plan in September to move Gatwick’s emergency runway 12 metres north, allowing a two-runway operation. The anti-noise group Cagne and campaigner Peter Barclay told a hearing in January the scheme was unlawful, claiming the government had not pro…