- Gatwick Airport's £2.2 billion expansion plans are set to proceed after campaigners lost their legal challenge at the Court of Appeal.
- Peter Barclay and Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) had contested the government's approval, citing concerns over the project's climate impact.
- The High Court initially dismissed their challenges in June, a decision which the Court of Appeal upheld, ruling the appeal bids as “unarguable”.
- The expansion, approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander in September, involves moving the emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate an additional 100,000 flights each year.
- This decision removes a significant obstacle for the controversial development, with the first flights from the expanded runway expected to take off in 2030.
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