We have published a new report reviewing the last 18 months of HCEB activity and detailing our plans for the future.
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We’ve published our response to Heathrow’s Airport Expansion Consultation alongside all the independent research we commissioned to support it. Download it all here.
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As the evenings start to draw in, we’re reflecting on a busy summer at HCEB. Here is a short summary of some of the things we have been up to.
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In this first blog post Mark Izatt, who chairs the group, writes about its purpose, composition and way of doing business as well as describing their last two quarterly meetings.
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We have been working with Campus Industries (student marketing company) to promote Heathrow’s recent consultation and the need for young people to get involved. As well as doing a series of pop-ups at universities during the consultation period, we invited two student ambassadors, Ilona Bushell and Alisa Anwar from Campus Industries to interview John Holland Kaye. IIona and Alisa then wrote their own articles on the interview.
Read MoreEarlier this year, we commissioned Campus Industries to work on new and innovative ways to engage students and young people in the conversation about the future of Heathrow Airport.
Read MoreIt has been a busy few months for HCEB and we’ve written up a whistle-stop review of some of the things we’ve been up to below.
Read MoreLast month, the Judicial Review into the Airports National Policy Statement regarding Heathrow Airport’s plans to expand was heard at the Royal Courts of Justice (sometimes referred to as the High Court)
Read MoreHCEB understands that the Arora Group will be launching a consultation on Tuesday 30 April about their proposals for an alternative approach to the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport…
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Our Strategic Goals document provides a framework for the delivery of HCEB Ltd.’s work for 2019 and builds on the work we have already started.
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This year is a really significant one for those affected by Heathrow Airport and therefore a very important and busy one for us. There are two consultations happening - one focusing on airspace which has just finished and one about the proposed expansion, which will open this summer. In addition, as many of you will be aware, five judicial reviews challenging the legality of the government’s National Policy Statement to support a third runway at Heathrow airport have begun in the high court.
My overarching priority…
Read MoreEarlier this year, HCEB hosted a Question Time event with a panel including John Holland-Kaye, CEO of Heathrow Airport as well as senior representatives from the Department for Transport and the CAA.
As promised, we are now publishing their answers.
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On Thursday 31 January we hosted Aviation Minister, Liz Sugg, at a coffee morning in Harmondsworth village. Around 25 local residents attended the coffee morning, including some new faces, with HCEB and Department for Transport staff also present to answer questions. The Minister spent two hours with residents listening to the issues which affect them now and their worries for the future of the village.
Read MoreIf you live in the Compulsory Purchase Zone (CPZ) or the Wider Property Offer Zone (WPOZ), you have probably received a land referencing letter from Heathrow Airport.
Last month, we held a Residents’ forum in Colnbrook and these letters were raised as a concern by those who attended.
We wrote to Heathrow Airport to put those questions to them directly. Here are their answers.
Read MoreOctober saw the culmination of all the work that has gone into setting ourselves up as an organisation, making it a very busy month for the HCEB. We had the first meetings of our Board of Directors and both Strategic Advisory Groups. In addition, I have met with local residents, the Executive Director of Expansion at Heathrow, the Head of Community Engagement at NATS, the CAA, the Secretary of State for Transport and the Minister for Aviation.
Read MoreAhead of the Residents’ Forum taking place next week, we want to provide a quick update about the meeting and about the advertised recruitment of a Residents’ Chair.
Read MoreThe Heathrow Community Engagement Board Ltd (HCEB Ltd) was setup and appointed its independent chair earlier this year. Below we take the opportunity to answer some frequently asked questions from the Heathrow community about ourselves. If you have a question about us, please get in touch with the team by emailing info@hceb.org.uk
Read MoreThe Heathrow Community Engagement Board (HCEB) had its first forum on Tuesday 18 July. Over 60 key stakeholders representing a broad cross section of the Heathrow community (full list below) met for a discussion around what the priorities of the HCEB should be. It also heard from Heathrow Airport about the next steps of the proposed expansion consultation and had a presentation from independent advisor and former lead inspector of the Planning Inspectorate, Gideon Amos OBE about what good consultation looks like.
Read MoreToday's vote in the House of Commons allows Heathrow to further develop its expansion plans and ultimately seek planning consent. Whilst there are very mixed reactions to this news, not least amongst the local communities, there are also many shared concerns including noise, air quality, night flights and traffic congestion. For those people living or working within the compulsory purchase zone, the impact of the MPs' decision will be immediate and profound.
Read MoreWhen I took up my post 4 weeks ago, I said my highest priority was getting out and about, meeting people in the local communities and hearing their views, especially Heathrow's closest neighbours. I have spent much of my time doing just that, with several visits to the closest villages and more planned in the near future.
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