Runway consultation begins - and we want your views
Gatwick Airport’s 12-week public consultation on plans to bring its existing Northern Runway into routine use alongside its Main Runway has started.
Full consultation materials are available on the gatwickairport.com/ futureplans web pages along with a virtual exhibition and an option to book a telephone surgery with project experts or to request a virtual briefing for local stakeholder groups.
Runway whilst meeting all international safety standards. The Northern Runway could be operational by summer 2029. The majority of the construction works associated with the airfield are contained within the existing airport boundary.
The cost of those works is approximately £500m and will be privately financed, generating approximately 18,400 additional jobs by 2038 and an additional expected £1.5bn GVA to the region. The project proposals are low impact and are in line with Government policy of making best use of existing runways.
The project will be delivered in a sustainable way which helps to achieve the Government’s overall goal of net zero emissions by 2050, the airport said.
For those people who may find online access difficult Gatwick will be operating a mobile project office which will visit key areas around West and East Sussex, Surrey and Kent and all consultation materials will also be available at various deposit points, including libraries in those areas.
Anyone interested in responding to the public consultation can do so either by:
Completing the online consultation questionnaire at gatwickairport.com/ futureplans - email comments to feedback@ gatwickfutureplans.com
Complete a hard copy questionnaire and return it using the FREEPOST address: FREEPOST RTRBLUUJ-AGBY
How will the plans affect you? What are you views on the project? Email us your thoughts to middy.news@ jpimedia.co.uk