London Heathrow Airport Expansion Plans

London Heathrow Airport
Expansion Plans

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TASK A...........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Media analysis and SBA to find Timeline Analysis of London Heathrow Airport
Expansion Plans...........................................................................................................................1
1.2 Airport Analysis Audit tool for Auditing activity.................................................................3
TASK B...........................................................................................................................................6
Identify and justify the most significant planning challenges impacting London Heathrow
Airport..........................................................................................................................................6
TASK C...........................................................................................................................................7
Complete a stakeholder analysis of London Heathrow Airport’s four primary stakeholder
groups..........................................................................................................................................7
TASK D.........................................................................................................................................10
Key Argument 1........................................................................................................................10
Key Argument 2........................................................................................................................11
TASK E.........................................................................................................................................11
Balanced and justified decision regarding the expansion plans for London Heathrow Airport11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

TASK A
1.1 Media analysis and SBA to find Timeline Analysis of London Heathrow Airport Expansion
Plans
Time frame
SINCE 1993-
PRESENT
Key Expansion Plans and
Decisions
References (short)
1993 Heathrow’s first continuous air
quality monitor was developed.
Runway capacity in the South
East study concluded that
Heathrow airport expansion was
the only way demand can be
meet (Heathrow Airport Facts
and Figures, 2020).
https://www.heathrow.com/company/about-
heathrow/expansion
1995 Proposal for new runway at
Heathrow airport was rejected
and the expansion plan for new
runway was not considered.
https://www.building.co.uk/news/timeline-
of-heathrows-third-runway-the-longest-
take-off-in-history/5104716.article
2003 For future of air transport
Heathrow expansion plan for
third runway for Heathrow and
more runway was being
considered.
https://www.heathrow.com/company/about-
heathrow/airports-commission-expansion
2008 Expansion plan for third runway
for Heathrow by Gordon Brown
was focused upon but in
opposition David Cameron
pledged to stop all the expansion
plans at Heathrow Airport. But
for expansion of Airport terminal
https://www.heathrow.com/company/about-
heathrow/expansion
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5 was officially opened by Her
Majesty.
2010 In 2010 again expansion plan for
new runways at Heathrow was
ruled out
https://www.heathrow.com/company/about-
heathrow/expansion
2012 Airport commission was set up so
that pressure upon expansion of
Heathrow airport can be
increased.
https://www.building.co.uk/news/timeline-
of-heathrows-third-runway-the-longest-
take-off-in-history/5104716.article
2015 Airports Commission
recommended Heathrow
expansion, in its final report, as
the best option to maintain the
UK’s status as a global aviation
hub.
https://www.heathrow.com/company/about-
heathrow/expansion
2016 Theresa May’s government
approves a third runway as
Expansion plan for Heathrow
airport but was subject to long
public consultation period
followed by vote in parliament
towards the end of 2017 and in
December 2016 Heathrow
announces working on new
expansion plan of new runway
https://www.building.co.uk/news/timeline-
of-heathrows-third-runway-the-longest-
take-off-in-history/5104716.article
2017 New conditions were laid by
government for expansion of
Heathrow Airport and in
December 2017 Heathrow
reveals plans to save £2.5 bn on
the cost of a third runway by
https://www.heathrow.com/company/about-
heathrow/expansion
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