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Our reaction to Chancellor's comments on Heathrow expansion, 29 January 2025

Paul McGuinness, Chair of the No 3rd Runway Coalition, said:

“We assume Heathrow expansion was chosen because it has become the totemic mission impossible.

“Yet, the plan is not only eye-wateringly expensive. It entails flattening villages and tunnelling over the M25’s busiest junction to increase Heathrow’s size by an area that is larger than Birmingham airport, to fly as many extra planes as Gatwick currently flies – effectively to build the UK’s second largest airport next to the first. And all in the most overflown and densely packed residential region in the UK.

“And with the slew of other expected expansions in the South East now increasing aviation capacity by 60 million passengers each year - which is more than Heathrow expansion ever offered - Heathrow expansion is now less investable and less possible than ever".

Coalition Chair talks to Kay Burley about Heathrow Expansion

Coalition talk to The Independent's Simon Calder

Coalition Chair speaks to BBC News

Paul McGuinness, Chair of the No 3rd Runway Coalition responds to the Chancellor's speech setting out Government support for Heathrow expansion

Coalition member talks Night Flights

Coalition Member Bridget Bell from South East London talked to the Jeremey Vine Show on Channel 5 on 10th January 2025 about then impact noise from aircraft at night has on her life. Click the image above to see the full clip.

Coalition response to London Borough of Hillingdon consultation on Easterly Alternation

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Coalition Letter to Chancellor (July 2024)

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Coalition General Election 2024 briefing

Coalition Response to DfT consultation in Night Flights 2024

Heathrow expansion's impact to airports around the UK

The Government has adopted the recommendations of its Climate Change Committee (CCC) on carbon targets and, as the Queen’s Speech confirmed on 11th May, these are to be enshrined into law.

The Government committed to reducing carbon emissions by 78% (against 1990 levels) in advance of 2035; but it is demanding that, for the very first time, aviation emissions are included within targets for reductions.

As the CCC stated, this means that there is no room for a net expansion of UK aviation; and that, were there to be an expansion of aviation at Heathrow, this would need to be offset by restrictions at regional airports (whether through reductions in operations or closures).

Please see coverage of our letters to a large number of titles across the UK, below.

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Heathrow Supreme Court Judgment

In December 2020, the Supreme Court overturned the judgment of the Court of Appeal that the plan for Heathrow expansion was unlawful for having failed to take account of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Heathrow can now seek planning permission for the runway.

The full judgment can be found here and press summary here.

However, major obstacles remain including having to persuade a public inquiry of the case for expansion.

We've set out some of potential next steps in this document.

Sign the Petition Opposing Expansion

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Heathrow airport is already the single largest emitter of carbon in the UK and a third runway would contribute an additional 6 million tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere every year.

Survey Results

Life Under a flight path during lockown

Leader of Sutton Council, Cllr Ruth Dombey explans why they've joined the Coalition

General Election 2019 Briefing

Oppose Independent Parallel Approaches

Heathrow want to bring in an extra 25,000 flights every year - or another 68 each day - before they even have permission to build a 3rd runway!

Coalition Response Guide

Impacts of Expansion

Expansion will increase flight numbers to 756,000 flights, an increase of over 280,000 flights each year.

Destruction of 756 homes.

3,000 homes rendered unliveable.

Destruction of Harmondsworth Primary School.

Diversions of the M25, A4 and A3044 including changes to junctions, roundabouts and new link roads.

2 new massive car parks for 24,000 and 22,000 cars and new mutil-storey car park near T4 – increasing total number of parking spaces by over 3,000.

2.2 million peopled impacted by increases in aircraft noise

324,000 people impacted by aircraft noise for the first time.

Significant negative effects are predicted on the Wraysbury River, River Colne, Longford River and Duke of Northumberland’s River - all will be diverted.