Four councils have threatened to launch legal action against the Government unless it withdraws support for the expansion of Heathrow airport.
Hillingdon, Richmond, Wandsworth, and Windsor and Maidenhead Councils have written to the transport minister demanding he changes his decision to back the third runway or they will launch a judicial review.
The councils, in partnership with Greenpeace and a Hillingdon resident, argues that the Government’s approach to air quality and noise is unlawful.
Leader of Wandsworth Council, Ravi Govindia, said: ‘Heathrow expansion is incompatible with environmental legislation and the process leading up to this decision has been deeply flawed. Ministers have not listened to our warnings so we have no choice but to take legal action.’
Leader of Windsor and Maidenhead Council, Simon Dudley, added: 'The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead will hold Government to account for its decisions and protect our residents from such decisions should they prove to be unlawful.'
