Six-week consultation with more than 140,000 residents and businesses by Heathrow takes off
MORE than 140,000 households and businesses are to be given a chance to have their say on an airport's expansion plans.
Heathrow launched a six-week consultation on Monday to gather views on its proposal included in the Davies Commission's Interim Report to build a new runway to the north-west of the current site.
The results of the consultation will help Heathrow understand what is most important to local residents and will be used to refine the runway proposal before it is resubmitted to the Davies Commission in May.
Chief Executive Colin Matthews said, "This consultation is to make sure we correctly understand what local people value and that we can take their views into account as we refine our proposal.
"The more people that tell us their views, the more successful the process will be. We know that opinion is divided locally about whether a third runway should go ahead or not, but everyone has an interest in making sure that if a third runway does happen it is developed in the best way possible."
If building the third runway were to go ahead, it is expected to come within metres of Colnbrook.
Households who do not receive consultation booklets can attend drop-in events.
Further Reading:
www.heathrow.com/localcommunity