Greenpeace UK has joined forces with Hillingdon, Richmond, Wandsworth and Windsor and Maidenhead councils to prepare grounds for a joint legal challenge against Heathrow expansion.
More claimants could join the alliance in the coming days as media reports have suggested a final decision has now been delayed until next week.
Ministers have refused to rule out Heathrow from their airport development shortlist, leading the campaign group to prepare grounds for judicial review.
Greenpeace activists climb onto the top of a plane at London Heathrow Airport
This morning the Davies Commission reported back on airport
expansion in the South East of England. To the surprise of absolutely no-one,
Davies recommends a third runway at Heathrow, and then tries to make a case
that this can be delivered within the UK’s legally binding carbon budget.
Inevitably that case is riddled with holes you could fly an airbus through,
which, in a way, is the job it was intended to do.
Responding to the re-emergence
of calls for the expansion of Heathrow airport, John Sauven, executive director
of Greenpeace UK, said:
“It’s high time the aviation
lobbyists realise their runway plans aren’t going to fly. The Prime Minister
has personally promised that it won’t happen, and the Transport Secretary is
firmly against it too.
Responding to news today that
the Government has reaffirmed the coalition agreement to restrict aviation
expansion and rule out a third runway at Heathrow, Joss Garman, senior campaign
at Greenpeace, said:
“This looks like an
embarrassing slap down for George Osborne, who has been very public in his
personal backing for more runways. It’s now clear that he’s lost the argument.
Fantastic news - climate-wrecking plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport have been axed.
The Cameron/Clegg government confirmed yesterday evening that it will not only scrap the third runway at Heathrow, but also refuse additional runways at Gatwick and Stansted. So all our Airplot campaigning has finally won out - and a huge thank you is due to all you Airplotters, and everyone who's written to their MP or taken part in one of the many protests demanding that the plan be shelved.
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This morning we're proud to announce the winner of the Airplot Contest - our competition to find the ideal structure to fortify the Airplot so that, if the police come to turf us out, we can peacefully resist them. There were two categories - one for architects and architecture students to come up with some practical solutions for how we can defend the land, and the other open to everyone to let their imaginations off the leash.
