Local MPs including Reigate’s Crispin Blunt have welcomed the Planning Inspector’s decision to refuse the appeal for a hard runway at the Redhill Aerodrome.

In the report published on Feb 18th, the Planning Inspector refused the appeal, judging that the plan would bring harm to the green belt.

Commenting on the Inspector’s report, Mr Blunt said that the problems the new runway would create outweighed any perceived advantages to the local economy and job situation.