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The threatened architectural and community heritage of a 3rd Heathrow runway

Submitted by lrt2 on Fri, 05/01/2026 - 18:12
Heathrow set out its plans for expansion in 2025 ( "Heathrow's plan for longer third runway chosen by government" - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0je8nd0x2yo ) and the whole project, which is expected to cost £49bn, includes:-
  • the new (3rd) 2.2mile runway, which Heathrow says will increase capacity to 756k flights and 150m passengers p.a. It currently serves about 84m;
  • a new terminal called T5X, expanding Terminal 2 and three new satellite terminals. It would close Terminal 3;
  • "enhancement" of local rail connections and "improvements" to Heathrow's bus and coach stations; 

Update:- LONDON HEATHROW EXPANSION 3rd RUNWAY = RUNAWAY CLIMATE BREAKDOWN

Submitted by lrt2 on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 19:04

Hopefully this may enable you to make what sense can be made around Heathrow expansion?
As you know even before the intended £18billion further expansion, Heathrow is the UK's biggest emitter of Greenhouse Gases at a time of Climate Breakdown emergency.
Another runway would boost current flights of 480,000 to 740,000 seeing passengers rise to 132 million effectively creating a new airport the size of London Gatwick!
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