Bristol Airport’s plans to expand its capacity to 12 million passengers a year has been allowed on appeal in a decision branded “devastating” by opponents.
North Somerset Council leader Don Davies expressed his “extreme disappointment” and said the decision after a 36-day inquiry “flies in the face of local democracy”.
He said the authority gave sound grounds for refusing permission in February 2020 and it is seeing if there are any grounds for challenging the Planning Inspectorate ruling.
