Heathrow's owner hopes to press on with runway expansion, court hears
A view over Heathrow airport
HEATHROW’S owner wants to press on with plans to expand by building a third runway, the Supreme Court heard today.
At the two-day hearing Heathrow Ltd is seeking to overturn a previous ruling.
The expansion was approved in principle by ministers in 2018, but the decision was successfully challenged by a group of local councils affected by the proposed plans and environmental charities Plan B, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.
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