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Department of the Environment and successors: Inquiry into the Expansion Proposals...

Catalogue reference: AT 150

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AT 150

This series contains files relating to the Inquiry into the expansion proposals for Stansted Airport and transcripts of the proceedings

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Reference
AT 150
Title
Department of the Environment and successors: Inquiry into the Expansion Proposals for Stansted Airport and associated matters
Date
1981-1984
Description

This series contains files relating to the Inquiry into the expansion proposals for Stansted Airport and transcripts of the proceedings

Arrangement
Arrangement
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Inquiry into Expansion Proposals for Stansted Airport, 1981-1985
Physical description
392 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2020 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Custodial history
Department of the Environment 1981-1997; Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 1997-2001; Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions 2001 to 2002; Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2002 to 2006; Department for Communities and Local Government 2006 to 2018; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2018 - present
Accruals
Series is accruing.
Administrative / biographical background

Mr Graham Eyre QC, was appointed as the Inspector by the Secretary of State for the Environment on the nomination of the Lord Chancellor. He was assisted by Mr WC Woodruff (FRAeS) as assessor for aviation matters and Mr P S Maynard (FRTPI, Dip Tp) as assessor for town and country planning matters.

Their task was to examine an application by the British Airports Authority (BAA) for a new terminal facility at Stansted Airport capable of handling around 15 million passengers a year. This included an application for outline planning permission by the Town and Country Planning Association for an airport capable of handling 15 million passengers a year on the foreshore at Maplin Sands, Foulness, Essex and an application by Uttlesford District Council for outline planning permission for an air passenger terminal capable of handling 15 million passengers a year east of Stanwell Moor at Perry Oaks, Heathrow, Middlesex

In the case of the BAA application the Inquiry was also to consider associated compulsory purchase and listed building consents. The Inquiry was also to consider associated Department of Transport motorway, trunk road, side roads, compulsory purchase, stopping up and diversion of highways proposals

Record URL
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Department of the Environment and successors: Inquiry into the Expansion Proposals for Stansted Airport and associated matters