Airport expansion plans don't consider drawbacks, says Hillingdon

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        September 19, 2026

Airport expansion plans don't consider drawbacks, says Hillingdon

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THE Government's draft Heathrow Expansion Policy Strategy appears more focused on enabling a third runway than determining whether it should proceed, says...
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Airport expansion plans don't consider drawbacks, says Hillingdon
• THE Government's draft Heathrow Expansion Policy Strategy appears more focused on enabling a third runway than determining whether it should proceed, says Hillingdon Council.
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Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 12 miles southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames.
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Henry VIII largely rebuilt Hampton Court's Great Hall in 1532, and its hammerbeam roof remains the palace's grandest Tudor room today.
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