Agenda item

The Executive is RESOLVED that:

(i)            the publication of the London Heathrow Airport Expansion Consultation be noted;

(ii)          the response set out in the letter at Annex 1 of the agenda report be agreed, as amended, as the Council’s formal response to London Heathrow Airport Expansion Consultation; and

(iii)         the agreement of the final wording of the response be delegated to the Executive Head of Regulatory in consultation with the Deputy Leader.

The Executive considered a draft response to the London Heathrow Airport Expansion Consultation. The consultation would close on Friday, 13 September 2019.

It was proposed to extend the paragraph relating to public transport to state that delivering the Southern Rail Link should be a condition of the Heathrow expansion. The inclusion of a representation that any road surface usage charge should favour those using electric vehicles was also suggested.

The Executive supported the proposed amendments and agreed to delegate the finalisation of wording to the Executive Head of Regulatory in consultation with the Deputy Leader.

RESOLVED that:

(i)        the publication of the London Heathrow Airport Expansion Consultation be noted;

(ii)      the response set out in the letter at Annex 1 of the agenda report be agreed, as amended, as the Council’s formal response to London Heathrow Airport Expansion Consultation; and

(iii)     the agreement of the final wording of the response be delegated to the Executive Head of Regulatory in consultation with the Deputy Leader.