Heathrow 3rd Runway Appeals

17, 18, 22, 23, 24 & 25th October 2019

The London Boroughs of Hillingdon, Wandsworth, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Hammersmith & Fulham, The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, and Greenpeace Ltd v The Secretary of State for Transport & others

Heathrow Hub Ltd & Runway Innovations Ltd v The Secretary of State for Transport & others

Plan B Earth Ltd v The Secretary of State for Transport & others

Friends of the Earth Ltd v The Secretary of State for Transport & others

Heathrow is the busiest two-runway airport in the world, full to capacity with further, unfulfilled demand. Whether its capacity should be expanded by constructing a third runway has been a long-standing question of national importance and acute political controversy. These claims challenge the Government policy of supporting such expansion.

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NOTE:  DUE TO A TECHNICAL ISSUE THE FIRST 30 MINUTES OF DAY 1 PART 1 WAS NOT STREAMED.  ATTACHED IS A TRANSCRIPT OF THAT PART OF THE HEARING.

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Day 1

Opening Remarks

Part 1

Part 2

Day 2

Part 1

Part 2

Day 3

Part 1

Part 2

Day 4

Part 1

Part 2

Day 5

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Day 6

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

 

Further information

Opening Remarks