Gatwick Second Runway to Be Built After Campaigners Lose Court Battle
Judges said the appeal had no real prospect of success, clearing the £2.2 billion project that would add 100,000 flights a year.
- On Monday, Gatwick Airport officials confirmed that a temporary technical issue impacting fuel supply had been resolved, ensuring normal operations for summer holiday travellers.
- Previously, a memo to carriers warned of a fuel shortage lasting two days, urging pilots to "uplift max possible fuel at outstations" to avoid disruption on long-haul routes.
- Despite travel uncertainty, Airlines UK chief executive Tim Alderslade reported no widespread shortages, though research indicated 10 percent of Britons considered cancelling holidays over fuel concerns.
- Separately, Appeal Judges dismissed legal challenges against Gatwick's £2.2 billion expansion project on Tuesday, permitting the development to proceed.
- Chief executive Pierre-Hugues Schmit said the ruling ends an eight-year planning process, allowing Gatwick to move into design for the Northern Runway project, expected to create 14,000 jobs.
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Gatwick's Northern Runway project to continue after Court of Appeal rejects legal challenge
A Court of Appeal ruling has upheld the Secretary of State for Transport’s September 2025 decision to grant development consent for Gatwick’s Northern Runway project. The court has also refused permission for campaign groups to pursue a further appeal. Pierre-Hugues Schmit, chief executive of London Gatwick, said, “Today’s Court of Appeal decision to comprehensively reject the legal challenges brought by the two campaign groups opposing London G…
Gatwick to press ahead with second runway after appeal fails
London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) will press ahead with its plans to deliver a second runway after an appeal against the move was rejected by British judges. On August 4, 2026, Gatwick Airport said that the Court of Appeal had rejected legal challenges to the planning permission that was granted by the government in September 2025. On June 23, 2026, the High Court upheld the government’s decision to grant planning approval for the Northern Runway Pro…
Campaign groups respond to Gatwick expansion decision as Government wins legal challenge to open second runway
The Court of Appeal have ruled against environmental campaign groups Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions’ (CAGNE) and Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign’s (GACC) application for permission to appeal the decision to bring London Gatwick’s second runway into full use.
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