Coventry Airport owners to battle on for a new terminal
24.09.07
The owners of Coventry Airport are to appeal against the refusal of planning consent for a new passenger terminal, it has been announced. Permission for a terminal capable of handling up to two million passengers a year was rejected in June following a public inquiry. An airport spokesman said that the owners had now formally lodged an appeal against the decision.
The spokesman said: 'We are waiting for an appeal date for the High Court, though we have been warned that it can take up to 12 months. We believe that the outcome of the first inquiry was seriously flawed in law. If we can have a second inquiry, new evidence will be allowed to be heard.'
The airport owners want a new passenger terminal to replace the existing one, which they say was only ever intended as a temporary structure. Chief executive Alan Robinson has said the airport has a major part to play in the city's economic regeneration. He said that hundreds of customers, as well as MPs, councillors, business organisations and companies wanting to invest in Coventry are behind their bid for an appeal.
The inquiry inspector ruled that consent for the new terminal be turned down on the grounds of 'sustainability' and thought plans for extra buses to the airport at Baginton were not likely to materialise in the time suggested. A second inquiry could cost millions of pounds and take up to 21 months, as the first was estimated to have cost around £10million.
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