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Department of the Environment and successors: Heathrow Terminal Five and Associated...
Catalogue reference: AT 154
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AT 154
This series contains records comprising of the Inspector's papers (including the final report and decision letter), the transcripts of the inquiry and pre-inquiry meetings, position statements, documents submitted to the inquiry, supporting...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AT 154
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of the Environment and successors: Heathrow Terminal Five and Associated Public Inquiries: Registered and Un-registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1952-2001
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records comprising of the Inspector's papers (including the final report and decision letter), the transcripts of the inquiry and pre-inquiry meetings, position statements, documents submitted to the inquiry, supporting documents and decision and challenge documents.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Records with earlier creation dates may be found within this series. It is believed that these were not created in the context of this series
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of the Environment, 1970-1997
- Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 1997-2001
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4867 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- 1993-1997 - Department of the Environment; 1997-2001 - Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions; 2001-2002 - Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions; 2002-2006 - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; 2006-2018 - Department for Communities and Local Government; 2018 onwards - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1993-2001
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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British Airports Authority (BAA) formally announced its proposal for construction of Terminal 5 in May 1992, submitting a formal planning application on 17th February 1993.
On the 15th March 1993 the Secretary of State for the Environment called in the application for joint decision with the Secretary of Transport under Section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. On the 29th March 1994 Mr A R Vandameer QC, LLB was appointed as Inspector (known as Roy Vandameer) with a Deputy Inspector, seven Assistant Inspectors and a separate Chairman for some of the Noise Joint Working Party sessions.
The public inquiry into the proposals began on 16th May 1995 and ended on 17th March 1999 and sat for 525 days. The inquiry, based at the Renaissance Hotel Heathrow, was the longest planning inquiry ever held in the UK. Planning permission for the building of a fifth passenger terminal at Heathrow was granted on the 20th November 2001.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16983119/
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Department of the Environment and successors: Heathrow Terminal Five and Associated Public Inquiries: Registered and Un-registered Files