The consultation, which will run from 14 June until 11.59pm on 27 July, will focus on the London airport’s updated highway design, which has changed in response to feedback received during an initial consultation last autumn.
 
Full details of the revised plans for the roads around the airport will be published at the start of the consultation and will include proposals to redesign the original plan for the north terminal junction, add a new lane westbound over the Brighton main rail line and add a third lane to the A23 approaching Longbridge roundabout.
  
When publishing the consultation, Gatwick will also provide an update on other aspects of its northern runway plan, following feedback from the initial public consultation last year. 
 
The airport says the plans align with the government’s 10-point aviation recovery strategy to rebuild consumer confidence, build back sustainably from the pandemic, support jobs and build a skilled and diverse workforce.

The proposal would see Gatwick’s northern runway brought into routine use for departing aircraft by repositioning its centre line further north by 12 metres – enabling dual runway operations with the airport’s main runway. The runway could be operational by summer 2029.
 
Stewart Wingate, chief executive of Gatwick, said: "When we launched our initial public consultation last September, we wanted to hear from people and interested groups on our plans to bring our existing northern runway into regular use alongside our main runway.

"Following feedback on our proposals, we have listened and taken the decision to amend several aspects of these plans, particularly our highways designs, so we are keen to get further feedback from local people and other stakeholders on these updated changes before we take our plans forward."