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Councils to legally challenge Heathrow expansion

A group of councils opposed to Heathrow expansion will launch a legal bid for a judicial review of Parliament’s decision to back a third runway.

By Dominic Browne | 26 June 2018

A group of councils opposed to Heathrow expansion will launch a legal bid for a judicial review of Parliament's decision to back a third runway.

Councils including Hillingdon, Wandsworth and Hammersmith & Fulham LBC, Richmond upon Thames RLBC have argued that an expanded Heathrow could not satisfy air quality requirements and have objected to the additional noise.

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