Luton Airport expansion consultation dates announced (From St Albans & Harpenden Review)

Luton Airport expansion consultation dates announced

3:00pm Wednesday 8th February 2012 in News By Mike Wright

Residents in Harpenden and Wheathampstead will have the chance to inspect of plans to dramatically expand Luton Airport's capacity, when consultation exhibitions visits their areas.

London Luton Airport Limited has announced the exhibition will be at Harpenden Public Halls, Southdown Road, in Harpenden between 10am and 5pm on Saturday 25 February.

The consultation will then be at the Wheathampstead Memorial Hall in Marford Road, Wheathampstead from 2pm to 8pm on Thursday March 1.

The exhibition is part of a six-week pre-planning application consultation on proposals to increase the proposal to increase the airport’s capacity to 18 million passengers a year.

Airport bosses said the expansion will generate 6,000 jobs, but the plans have been met with strong opposition from residents in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire who will be affected by it.