Ministers are exploring whether to impose planning rules that would mean a second Gatwick runway could only open if 54 per cent of passengers arriving at the airport use public transport to get there.
The planning inspectorate’s requirement is that “at least 54 per cent of passengers travelling to the airport used public transport in the monitored year [the year before the runway enters operation], the outlet reported.
Plans for Gatwick’s second runway could be hindered by a potential public transport stipulation that the airport argues is unachievable due to strikes and train capacity.
Gatwick’s planning application has proposed repositioning the centre line of the second runway 12 metres north to allow dual runway operations in line with international safety standards.
Could Gatwick’s second runway plans be hindered by public transport rules?
