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13/03/2009
Campaigners Lose Stansted Expansion Battle
Environmental campaigners have lost their legal bid to block the decision to expand Stansted Airport.
Lawyers for the Stop Stansted Expansion (SSE) group argued the government did not give proper consideration to "adverse effects" when granting the expansion.
The SSE, opposed to the proposals for an additional 10 million passengers a year to use the single existing runway at the Essex airport, have accused the government of unlawfully "steamrollering these plans every step of the way".
Paul Stinchcombe, for SSE, told the judge there had been a failure to take proper account of the adverse effects on UK trade and the additional noise that would be suffered.
He added that these issues were disregarded, despite the government having acknowledged it was right to consider them when deciding whether to approve the expansion project.
However, High Court judge Sir Thayne Forbes dismissed the legal challenge.
He said that criticisms of the way the matter had been challenged were "unjustified without substance".
(JM/BMcC)
Lawyers for the Stop Stansted Expansion (SSE) group argued the government did not give proper consideration to "adverse effects" when granting the expansion.
The SSE, opposed to the proposals for an additional 10 million passengers a year to use the single existing runway at the Essex airport, have accused the government of unlawfully "steamrollering these plans every step of the way".
Paul Stinchcombe, for SSE, told the judge there had been a failure to take proper account of the adverse effects on UK trade and the additional noise that would be suffered.
He added that these issues were disregarded, despite the government having acknowledged it was right to consider them when deciding whether to approve the expansion project.
However, High Court judge Sir Thayne Forbes dismissed the legal challenge.
He said that criticisms of the way the matter had been challenged were "unjustified without substance".
(JM/BMcC)
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