New walkway does not need environmental assessment
12.07.08
The building of a controversial new walkway at Bristol Airport does not need an environmental assessment, according to a response from the Government Office of the South West.
In May, North Somerset Council voted that a full planning application is needed before the £7m development, which would be used to allow passengers to walk from the terminal building to waiting aircraft, rather than using the buses that currently transfer travellers to the planes, was allowed.
At the time, the Stop Bristol Airport Expansion (SBAE) campaign group approached the Government Office of the South West and asked whether an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was required before construction took place. However, chief executive Paul Kehoe, said: ‘I'm happy to say this stalling tactic has backfired, as we have received confirmation the walkway does not constitute EIA development.'
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