London’s Gatwick airport has received provisional backing from the government to convert its northern runway – currently used only for taxiing aircraft – into a fully operational runway, but the deadline for a final decision has been pushed back to 27 October.
The secretary of state for transport, Heidi Alexander, said in a written ministerial statement: “I am
issuing a minded to approve decision that provides some additional time
to seek views from all parties on the provisions, prior to a final
decision.”
She added: “The decision to set a new deadline is without prejudice to the decision
on whether to give development consent for the above application.”
The airport has until 24 April to provide details on noise…
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