T5 Go-Ahead: Green groups have condemned the Government's intentions to press on with Terminal Five.
John Stewart, chairman of HACAN Clearskies, said: "We are very disappointed on behalf of residents who live under the flightpath as they now face more noise and pollution. Aeroplanes have become a dominant and relentless pain in residents' lives. It affects their health, their work and their leisure time. The fight is not over for HACAN, we will examine what has been said and we will be looking to challenge the decision via a judicial review."
Nic Ferriday, West London Friends of the Earth transport spokesman, said: "The fear now is that it will encourage plans for further expansion there is already a campaign well under way within the industry for a third runway."
Anthony Kreppel, who led Friends of the Earth's public inquiry team, said: "This decision constitutes the first environmental disaster of the 21st Century. From 2007, the expected date of completion, roads will be gridlocked at all times and pollution levels will be intolerable.
"The west of London will become an airport surrounded by car parks and connecting motorways."
November 22, 2001 12:00
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