Coventry Airport planning appeal brought forward
08.02.08
A High Court challenge by Coventry Airport to a planning inquiry rejection of its bid to build a new passenger terminal has been brought forward. The airport owners' appeal against a government decision blocking their bid for a terminal will now be heard from July 21, instead of in early October. Airport chief executive Chris Ophanou said this was 'excellent news'.
A public inquiry in 2007 found a new terminal would have an adverse impact on noise in the area but the airport claims the decision was legally flawed. The airport said its legal team had secured the new date for the five-day appeal.
Mr Ophanou said: 'We want to put our argument forward as to why the decision of the secretaries of state was flawed and get on with building our business for the good of Coventry, Warwickshire and the region as a whole.' However, Archy Muir, who chairs the residents' group opposing the airport's expansion, has said the airport would not win its appeal and would waste 'an awful lot of money' trying.
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