Third Runway for Heathrow Gets Nearer
Today Heathrow Airport has announced that it has started the next process to get the third runway built at this key London airport.
It is proposing building a third runway of less than 3,500metres in length that will still increase the overall capacity of the airport to 130 million passengers per year currently it’s around the 80 million mark.
A third runway for Heathrow Airport. Its future depends on it? Image ©Heathrow
The airport wants to operate as an efficient hub airport and it needs extra capacity in order to do that. They claim that a thriving airport will improve employment around it and drive cargo business. Something, its hard to do now as its running at 98% capacity.
Plenty Of Competition From Europe
With competition from airports in France and Germany . Improving access to the UK for both business and tourism from countries like China. Thus this third runway is vital to allow that.
Key to the expanded Heathrow Airport. Image ©Heathrow
Heathrow, is the UK’s only hub airport. Being its number one major gateway to the world from Britain. It claims its freight handling by value to non-EU countries are more than all the other UK airports combined.
Rail links both above and below ground will be improved making it very accessible for public transport.
There will now follow a range of planning consultations. The airport will be in position to apply for at Development Consent Order (DCO). Their application by law has to go to the Secretary of State as it’s such a large development. Being that some extra powers to allow compulsory purchase for land acquisition around the current airport boundaries will be needed.
After further examination the Secretary of State for Transport will receive a report. Following on from those findings, he or she will have to decide to approve or not grant a DCO for it.
Emma Gilthorpe, Executive Director Expansion Heathrow Airport.
If it goes ahead as currently planned then there will be demolition of houses and business premises at and around Sipson. Plus a tunnel will be constructed to take the M25 under the new runway.
THIRD RUNWAY FOR HEATHROW YOUR VIEWS?
As well as the construction of what will be a new terminal building to serve the new runway in the north western sector. Also the airport’s central area will undergo a transformation. With new buildings, roads and hotels too.
Heathrow’s current central area will be updated and expanded too. Image ©Heathrow
Emma Gilthorpe who is the Executive Director of Heathrow Expansion is asking for the public to take part. There is an opportunity for people to have a say in the future of Heathrow and the consultation period is now running from June18th until 13th September 2019.
Make your points to Heathrow here: https://aec.heathrowconsultation.com/
