Challenges were made to the way in which plans for expansion of Stansted Airport were made and adopted.
Held: Judicial review was granted in part. The complainants said there was no rational basis for the conclusion that the construction of an additional runway at Stanstead, followed by a further new one at Heathrow would be commercially viable, and that there had been a failure properly to consult. The applicant succeeded on the challenges to the decisions on the commercial viability of the Stanstead runway and failure to consult, but failed on other challenges. In general it was not unlawful for the adoption of the plan to go ahead subject to qualifications that the consultation for the runway at Stanstead had not been on the runway actually proposed, and the policy wrongly represented the level of consultation undergone in respect of the Luton extension.
Judges:
Sullivan J
Citations:
[2005] EWHC 20 (Admin), Times 22-Feb-2005
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Transport, Planning
Updated: 08 June 2022; Ref: scu.222792