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Decision on Lydd Airport expansion plan further delayed

BBC Published Jun 13, 2010 Reviewed Jul 2, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

Shepway councillors approved plans for a runway extension and a new terminal building at Lydd Airport in March.

The Lydd Airport expansion development is valued at £25 million.

A decision on the Lydd Airport expansion plan has been delayed until 30 June.

Jonathan Gordon, managing director of Lydd Airport, expressed confidence that Eric Pickles, the new Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, would make the right decision for new jobs, investment, and local community wellbeing.

A decision on whether Lydd Airport in Kent should be allowed to expand has been delayed again, until 30 June.

Shepway councillors approved the plans for a runway extension and a new terminal building in March.

The Government Office for the South East (GOSE) has since been considering whether to allow the £25m development or to call it in for a public inquiry.

The airport's managing director, Jonathan Gordon, said the additional delay was frustrating.

But he said he understood that Eric Pickles, the new Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, might need more time to give the case "his full and proper consideration".

"I remain very confident that Mr Pickles will make the right decision for the sake of new jobs in Shepway, for investment in the future for our young people and for the wellbeing of our local communities," Mr Gordon said.

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