Gatwick Airport to open second runway as Government wins legal challenge
Gatwick Airport's £2.2 billion expansion plans have been cleared to proceed after the Court of Appeal dismissed a legal challenge from environmental campaigners. The project will allow for an additional 100,000 flights annually.
Why it matters
The ruling highlights the ongoing tension between national infrastructure development and climate change commitments in the UK.
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Plans to expand Gatwick Airport are to go ahead after campaigners lost a bid to take their legal fight against the Government to the Court of Appeal .
Peter Barclay and campaign group Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) took legal action against the Department for Transport over the decision to approve the plans, including over claims that the Government did not properly assess the climate impact of the scheme.
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