The government has accepted Gatwick’s plans to bring the northern runway into routine use for examination.
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The airport said on Thursday (3 August) the planning inspectorate will now take up to 18 months to decide whether the project can move forward.
“We are pleased that the application to take forward our northern runway plans has been accepted by the planning inspectorate and will now progress to the examination stage of the development consent order planning process,” said Gatwick chief planning officer Tim Norwood.
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