Councils opposed to Heathrow’s expansion say today’s Supreme Court ruling changes nothing and called on the airport to abandon its bid for a third runway. A group of local councils – Wandsworth, Hillingdon, Richmond upon Thames, Hammersmith and Fulham and Windsor and Maidenhead together with the Mayor of London and Greenpeace – had challenged the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) alongside environmental groups Plan B and Friends of the Earth. However, on Wednesday (Dec 16), the Supreme Court agreed with Heathrow Airport Limited that the former Secretary of State acted lawfully when considering the impact of the Paris Agreement. The ruling confirmed that the airport would be bound to comply with the UK’s revised carbon targets when, and if, it seeks to obtain planning permission for a third runway.
Councils opposed to Heathrow’s expansion say today’s Supreme Court ruling changes nothing and called on the airport to abandon its bid for a third runway. A group of local councils – Wandsworth, Hillingdon, Richmond upon Thames, Hammersmith and Fulham and Windsor and Maidenhead together with the Mayor of London and Greenpeace – had challenged the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) alongside environmental groups Plan B and Friends of the Earth. However, on Wednesday (Dec 16), the Supreme Court agreed with Heathrow Airport Limited that the former Secretary of State acted lawfully when considering the impact of the Paris Agreement. The ruling confirmed that the airport would be bound to comply with the UK’s revised carbon targets when, and if, it seeks to obtain planning permission for a third runway.