Coventry Airport loses planning appeal
07.10.08
Coventry Airport has lost its High Court appeal over plans to build a new terminal building capable of handling up to two million passengers a year. A judge upheld the Government's decision to reject moves to build a new terminal and dealt a potentially fatal blow to expansion plans for the airport.
Airport bosses had gone to the High Court following last year’s shock decision by the Government’s chief planning inspector to block the terminal bid. West Midlands International Airport Ltd had asked Mr Justice Forbes, sitting in London, to overturn a decision taken last April by Hazel Blears, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, blocking the project. The judge ruled that the minister's decision was not legally flawed and refused to intervene.
Coventry Airport’s chief executive, Chris Orphanou, said: ‘We have just been advised of the outcome of the High Court Hearing and are naturally disappointed with the result. We will now take time to examine the full report and its implications.’
The airport has 28 days to decide whether to take its case to the Court of Appeal.
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