A two-day hearing asks whether inspectors acted correctly when they supported the airport expansion.
By Chris Mace & Tess de la MareClimate campaigners have held a protest at the start of a High Court appeal over plans to expand Bristol Airport.
Airport bosses said the move would also reduce millions of road journeys made to London airports each year. But the inspectorate, which is an agency of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, say a local planning decision cannot overturn national government policy.Bristol AirportThe airport's expansion would mean it could accommodate 12 million passengers per year, up from 10 million currentlySteve Clarke, one of BAAN's coordinators, said: "This is about the process that was used to reach the decision.
There are at least six legal arguments being made in the High Court. Campaigners have legal muscle, many of them are retired solicitors. But they said a local planning decision could not overturn national government policy. UK aviation policy, they said, was not against growth. Certainly not against regional airport growth.
Will the High Court judge agree with them? Councils, campaigners and airports across the country will watch with interest. The local council said no.
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