Consultation on 3rd Runway Launched

On 2nd February 2017 the Department launched its consultation on a third runway at Heathrow.  It comes in the form of a National Policy Statement.  It will be a 16 week consultation.  In the paper the Government stresses its belief that a third runway is required to improve connectivity to countries across the world but it has outlined a series of challenging measures that Heathrow will need to take if it is to get the go-ahead.

At the end of the year or early next year Parliament will vote on the National Policy Statement.  Only if Parliament approves it will a 3rd runway officially become Government policy.

After that Heathrow will need to submit detailed plans to a Planning Inquiry.  It does not expect to get approval until at least 2020.

To read the DfT’s media briefing outlining the key features of the consultation paper:  http://hacan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DfT-consultation-press-release-1.pdf

To read HACAN’s press release: http://wp.me/p5NPQ9-YP

To read the HACAN Briefing to assist you respond the the consultation: http://hacan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/National-Policy-Statement-Briefing.pdf

To read the HACAN Briefing if you want to just do a quick response: http://hacan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Consultations-at-a-glance.pdf