Local councils around Heathrow have launched an application for judicial review of Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon’s decision to approve a third runway at Heathrow. The Transport Secretary announced his support for expansion on January 15. The decision was subject to a number of environmental conditions relating to noise, air quality, public transport and climate change.
The local authorities will argue that the Government failed to conduct a lawful consultation process and arrived at a decision on a potentially half-capacity third runway, which was different to the fully operational runway in the consultation. They will claim that the decision was irrational in a number of areas including the economic case, noise, air quality and public transport impacts and the approach to climate change issues, and that the Transport Secretary failed to provide adequate reasons for his decision.
More on the 2M group of councils opposed to Heathrow expansion, which includes Camden.
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