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Heathrow third runway: revised plan for airport expansion to be unveiled Heathrow third runway: revised plan for airport expansion to be unveiled
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Heathrow's bosses are laying out revised plans for expansion that Heathrow's bosses are laying out revised plans for
they will submit to the Whitehall-appointed Airports Commission. expansion that they will submit to the Whitehall-appointed Airports
Plans from the chiefs of the west London airport include Commission.
proposals that could lead to those dropping off passengers at Heathrow The proposals could lead to those dropping
by car being subject to a congestion charge once transport improvements off passengers at Heathrow by car being subject to a congestion charge
around the airport are finished. once transport improvements around the airport are finished.
Heathrow's revised submission includes an improved compensation Heathrow's
plan for those affected by the building of a third runway should such an expansion get the go-head from the commission. revised submission also includes an improved compensation plan for
Heathrow is allocating £550m for noise insulation and those affected by the building of a third runway at Heathrow, should
property compensation and is to launch a consultation with local people such an expansion get the go-ahead from the commission.
on proposals in the summer. Heathrow
Around 750 homes would need to be compulsorily purchased to provide space for a third runway. is allocating £550m for noise insulation and property compensation and
The airport is proposing compensation of 25% above unblighted market will launch a consultation with local people on proposals this summer.
value plus stamp duty costs and all legal fees in relation to About 750 homes would need to be compulsorily purchased to provide space
purchasing a new home. for a third runway.
For a £250,000 property homeowners would receive £312,500 compensation, plus £7,500 stamp duty costs and any legal fees. The airport is proposing
The Heathrow chief executive, Colin Matthews, argued people would be receiving "fair compensation in compensation of 25% above unblighted market value plus stamp duty costs
the event that Heathrow expansion goes ahead". and all legal fees in relation to purchasing a new home. For a £250,000
"Since the property homeowners would receive £312,500 compensation, plus £7,500
previous runway plan was rejected in 2010 we have listened to ideas for stamp duty costs and any legal fees.
how we could improve our proposals," he said. Heathrow's chief
"People have told us that we should provide more generous compensation and go further in insulating homes against noise." executive, Colin Matthews, said: "We are committed to treating those
A third runway at Heathrow is one of the options for south-east most affected by a third runway fairly. Since the previous runway plan
England airport expansion that has been short-listed by the Airports was rejected in 2010 we have listened to ideas for how we could improve
Commission, which is headed by the former Financial Services Authority chief our proposals.
Sir Howard Davies. "People have told us that we should provide more generous compensation and go further in insulating homes against noise.
The plan put forward by Heathrow Airport Ltd is for a 3,500-metre (11,500ft) runway to the north-west of the airport. "We
The commission is considering a rival Heathrow scheme put recognise that the expansion of Heathrow deserves an exceptional
forward by Heathrow Hub, a group of civil engineers that also includes the compensation scheme. That's why we're going further than statutory
former Concorde pilot Jon Lowe. schemes or government guidance. People will receive fair compensation in
Theirs is a proposal to extend the existing northern runway to at least 6,000 metres (20,000ft). the event that Heathrow expansion goes ahead."
A second runway at Gatwick airport in West Sussex is the A third
other shortlisted option. In addition the commission is examining the option of a new airport in the Thames Estuary, a scheme favoured by the London mayor, Boris runway at Heathrow is one of the options for airport expansion in
Johnson. south-east England that have been shortlisted by the Airports
Commission, which is headed by the former Financial Services Authority
chief Sir Howard Davies.
The plan put forward by Heathrow Airport Ltd is for a 3,500-metre runway to the north-west of the airport.
The
commission is also considering a rival Heathrow scheme put forward by
Heathrow Hub, a group of civil engineers which includes the former
Concorde pilot Jon Lowe. Theirs is a proposal to extend the existing
northern runway to at least 6,000 metres.
A second runway
at Gatwick airport in West Sussex is the other shortlisted option. In
addition, the commission is having a further look at the option of a new
airport in the Thames estuary – the so-called "Boris Island" scheme
favoured by London's mayor, Boris Johnson.
Bosses
at Gatwick are submitting their own detailed expansion plans to the
commission this week. Gatwick said on Tuesday that its £7.8bn second
runway project was far cheaper and more beneficial than Heathrow's. It
said expansion at Gatwick would:
• Enable more people to
fly to more destinations – 10 million more passengers each year would be
able to travel with a second runway at Gatwick than with a third runway
at Heathrow.
• Generate more competition, keeping fares
low, and delivering £40bn more in economic benefits to the UK than
expansion at Heathrow.
• Be delivered about five years earlier than a third runway at Heathrow at no additional cost or risk to the taxpayer.
• Deliver more than 120,000 jobs in London and south-east England, rebalancing the economy away from an overheated M4 corridor.
•
Affect fewer people with noise – a second runway at Gatwick would
impact only 14,000 people compared to the 240,000 people impacted by
noise from Heathrow today.
Stewart Wingate, Gatwick's
chief executive, said: "As we reach this critical point in the aviation
debate it is clear that the Airports Commission has a very real choice
to make: expand Gatwick and create genuine competition in the market
with lower fares for everyone, or move back to a London airport market
dominated by a single player and saddle the next generation with higher
air fares.
"Why would you choose to fly a quarter of a
million more planes every year over one of the world's most densely
populated cities when instead you can fly them mostly over fields?
"Why
tunnel part of the busiest motorway in Europe – the M25 – causing
serious traffic disruption, when you can build on land already set aside
for expansion? The choice is an obvious one. Expand the best and only
deliverable option – Gatwick – and create a market that serves
everyone."