Hertfordshire's concern over Luton Airport expansion Credit: ITV Anglia
Hertfordshire County Council's expressed concerns over plans by Luton Airport to double its capacity by the year 2050
The airport's preferred option would see a new terminal built on the long stay car park and part of Wigmore Valley Park, with associated runway aprons to provide the required increase in capacity.
Hertfordshire County Council says that would extend the airport and associated development beyond the boundary of Luton Borough Council and into Hertfordshire, involving the provision of a park, car parking, roads and potentially other uses.
The proposal is of such a size that it will be treated as nationally significant and the application will be submitted to and determined by Government, rather than the local planning authority, Luton Borough Council.
An application is expected to be submitted in summer 2019.
