approval
To expand on that -
The application to extend the runway at Southampton Airport has been approved by EastleighBC
Full Council voted 22 to 13 with one abstention.
Southampton Airport have been given permission to extend its runway by 164m. However, passenger numbers will be capped at 3m per year and noise implications.
EBC states -
The decision to permit the application is subject to a range of conditions and the completion of a Section 106 legal agreement addressing important issues arising during the construction and operational phases of the development, including environmental air quality and noise issues, health, transport and ecological issues, together with a Carbon Strategy to reduce emissions from the airport’s own operations, and a plan to encourage employment of local residents.