Airport loses planning appeal
07.10.08
Coventry Airport has lost its High Court appeal over plans to build a new permanent terminal building capable of handling up to two million passengers a year. A judge upheld the Government's decision to reject plans 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 decision by the Government’s chief planning inspector to block the terminal. West Midlands International Airport Ltd asked Mr Justice Forbes to overturn a decision taken last April by Hazel Blears, Secretary of State for Local Government, blocking the terminal. 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 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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