Consultation meetings on Heathrow third runway soon

Consultations with Department of Transport officials are expected to take place in around 20 venues in West London in February and early March on the controversial plans for a third runway at Heathrow. The public consultation is being overseen by Sir Jeremy Sullivan, the former senior president of tribunals and is independent of the government’s decision to back Heathrow expansion “in the national interest”.

The exact position of the new flight path has not been confirmed but as Chiswick lines up directly with the proposed third runway it is expected that the new flightpath will cut a path right across Chiswick and will have many feeder routes as planes turn onto this glide path for their final approach. As a result it is anticipated that the noise could have a severe impact on the whole area.

Our chance as a community to make our voices heard

Chiswick Against the Third Runway spokeswoman Deborah Cadbury says: “It is important that as many people as possible register their opposition. This is our chance as a community to let DoT know how strongly people feel about this issue that will transform life in Chiswick for generations”.

Where and when the meetings will be held has not yet been published, but Chiswick is a likely location as this area will almost certainly be very severely affected by the new flightpath, as well as increased flights on the existing flight path across Grove Park. We should know the exact dates and venues by end of next week so watch this space – as there is not much notice.