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Campaigners denied appeal over Gatwick expansion

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Campaigners against the Gatwick Airport expansion have lost their bid to appeal a lower court's decision in the Court of Appeal, with two senior judges dismissing their claims as "unarguable". The £2.2bn expansion will allow 100,000 more flights per year at the UK's second busiest airport. The campaigners, led by Peter Barclay and group Cagne, had claimed that the government did not properly assess the climate impact of the scheme, but the judges said the previous ruling was "detailed and thorough". The court's decision brings an end to an eight-year planning and legal process over the expansion plans.
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Campaigners Peter Barclay and Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) have lost their appeal against the government's decision to expand Gatwick Airport. The proposed expansion, worth £2.2bn, will see the emergency runway moved 12m north to accommodate an additional 100,000 flights per year. In June, a court ruled that the government's assessment of the climate impact of the scheme was adequate, and that it would not hinder the country's ability to meet its carbon reduction targets. Despite this, campaign leaders argued in January that the expansion was unlawful due to inadequate climate assessments and unnecessary given Gatwick's proximity to Heathrow. The Court of Appeal has now rejected their appeal.

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Mr Justice Mould dismissed the challenges to the airport's expansion in June, finding that it was "neither illogical nor contradictory" for Alexander not to refuse the proposed development "on the basis that it would have a material impact on the ability of Government to meet its carbon reduction targets".
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🔮 The £2.2bn expansion will see the West Sussex airport move its emergency runway 12m (39ft) north to allow 100,000 more flights a year.
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- Published Campaigners have lost a bid to take their legal fight against the government over plans for a two-runway operation at Gatwick Airport to the Court of Appeal. asserted
Campaigners → publish → Appeal
Peter Barclay and campaign group Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) previously took legal action against the Department for Transport over the decision to approve the plans, including over claims that the government did not properly assess the climate impact of the scheme. uncertain
government → take → scheme
Cagne and Barclay told a hearing in January the scheme was unlawful, claiming climate impact was not properly assessed. asserted
impact → tell → January
The £2.2bn expansion will see the West Sussex airport move its emergency runway 12m (39ft) north to allow 100,000 more flights a year. asserted
airport → see → flights
Mr Justice Mould dismissed the challenges to the airport's expansion in June, finding that it was "neither illogical nor contradictory" for Alexander not to refuse the proposed development "on the basis that it would have a material impact on the ability of Government to meet its carbon reduction targets". asserted
it → dismiss → targets
He also rejected an argument about the need for the expansion at Gatwick, given the proximity to Heathrow. asserted
He → reject → Heathrow
Last month, Barclay and Cagne asked the Court of Appeal to allow them to challenge the ruling, claiming that the judge was wrong. asserted
judge → ask → ruling
But in a ruling on Tuesday, Lord Justice Holgate and Lord Justice Dove dismissed the appeal bids. asserted
Holgate → dismiss → bids
In a 29-page ruling, they said: "We conclude that each of the grounds of appeal raised by each appellant is unarguable. " asserted
each → say → appellant
Neither appeal has a real prospect of success. asserted
appeal → have → success
We also consider that there are no other compelling reasons for either appeal to be heard." asserted
appeal → consider → ?
The two senior judges also said that the previous ruling was "detailed and thorough". asserted
ruling → say → ?
The expansion will allow the site to be used for the departures of narrow-bodied planes such as Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s. asserted
site → allow → A320s
Following the decision, Barclay said: "We are very disappointed with the Court's decision. asserted
We → follow → decision
We took this challenge as far as we could because we believed that the decision to allow Gatwick to expand was fundamentally flawed. uncertain
Gatwick → take → challenge
It was not supported by government policy, would only serve to line the pockets of the airport and airlines, and would do so at the expense of local residents and the climate." asserted
It → support → residents
Cagne said: "Residents should be immensely proud of what they have achieved in holding Gatwick Airport's shareholders to account. asserted
they → say → account
"This proposed new runway will come at a significant cost to both the taxpayer and the planet." asserted
runway → propose → taxpayer
Pierre-Hugues Schmit, chief executive of London Gatwick, said the decision to approve the plans "was taken properly and lawfully". asserted
decision → say → plans
He added: "We are also very pleased that this ruling, from senior Court of Appeal Judges, brings to an end an eight-year planning and legal process which has carefully tested and scrutinised every aspect of our expansion plans on multiple occasions. asserted
which → add → occasions
"This final ruling means that we can now press on with the important job of bringing this exciting project to life and move forward into the design and delivery phase." asserted
we → mean → phase
Schmit said the Northern Runway project was expected to deliver 14,000 new jobs and a £1bn boost to the economy every year. asserted
project → say → economy
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