Government plans to expand Heathrow airport could mean the demolition of up to 108 social homes.
A proposal for a third runway at Heathrow from BBA – the airport's owner – would flatten 108 homes in Hillingdon owned by registered social landlords.

However, Tuesday's air transport white paper said only nine council-owned homes and 12 owned by other social landlords would be demolished to build the third runway.

A spokesman for Hillingdon council, which covers the airport, said: "We are totally opposed to any further development of Heathrow airport.

"We are considering the full implications of the government's white paper."

Bryan Sobey, president of the north London borough's Harmondsworth and Sipson Residents' Association, said he would lose his home if plans to build an extra terminal, including a new runway, go ahead.

He said: "I am unhappy the government didn't rule the expansion out."

Nearby Hounslow council said two council estates would be affected by excessive noise pollution from the new runway.

However the government wants airlines or the airport's owner to pay for sound insulation for homes affected – a total bill of about £100m for all housing in the borough.

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Housing Today