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Heathrow Airport: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential planning costs for the delivery of a third runway at Heathrow.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
15 Apr 2026
Answer
21 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential planning costs for the delivery of a third runway at Heathrow.

  2. 15 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the importance of making sure that any scheme for Heathrow expansion is both deliverable and affordable. It is for potential promoters to develop plans for expansion as part of their Development Consent Order application. As the ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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