When will BAA Heathrow apply for planning permission?
No decision has yet been made about the future of Heathrow. The Government is conducting studies to see whether a runway would be environmentally acceptable. It is looking at air quality, noise levels and public transport. It has said it will report back on these at the end of 2006. BAA Heathrow could not apply for planning permission until all this work has been done, and only then, if the Government says a runway would be environmentally acceptable.
