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Airports: Construction

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6919

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the cumulative environmental impact of airport expansion plans when considering the expansion of individual airports.

Answered by Mike Kane

Guidance on the requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulation 2017 and for undertaking cumulative effects assessments in the context of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) under the Planning Act 2008 can be found on GOV.UK.

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