UK: London area authorities to challenge Heathrow third runway
A group of local authorities in the London area have notified the UK Secretary of State for Transport it will seek a judicial review of the government's decision to support a third Heathrow runway. In 2016, the UK government chose adding a new runway as its preferred option for increasing airport capacity, proceeding to a consultation on the draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) and a House of Commons vote on June 25, 2018, which approved—with a large majority—the GBP14b project to build the third runway, with the aim to have it in operation by 2026. The debate over how to keep up with growing demand for airport capacity has dragged on for half a century, with environmental and noise concerns for local residents pitted against the economic benefits of job creation and a boost to international trade that a higher capacity airport would bring.<br/>
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UK: London area authorities to challenge Heathrow third runway
A group of local authorities in the London area have notified the UK Secretary of State for Transport it will seek a judicial review of the government's decision to support a third Heathrow runway. In 2016, the UK government chose adding a new runway as its preferred option for increasing airport capacity, proceeding to a consultation on the draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) and a House of Commons vote on June 25, 2018, which approved—with a large majority—the GBP14b project to build the third runway, with the aim to have it in operation by 2026. The debate over how to keep up with growing demand for airport capacity has dragged on for half a century, with environmental and noise concerns for local residents pitted against the economic benefits of job creation and a boost to international trade that a higher capacity airport would bring.<br/>
