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Our 2026 Public Consultation


We’ve developed updated proposals for Heathrow expansion, building on years of technical work, environmental assessments and consultation.

From 27 October to 22 December 2026, we’re inviting local communities, businesses, passengers, colleagues and other stakeholders to have their say.

You can explore our proposals, view the consultation documents and interactive maps, and find details of our in-person and online events.

Your feedback will help us refine our plans before we submit our application to the government.

Consultation materials

Consultation resources

Explore our consultation materials, including key documents, local area information, property policies and detailed reports on the potential impacts of Heathrow expansion. You can also find our feedback form and supporting information to help you understand the proposals and have your say.

Main consultation documents

Overarching documents

The Consultation Document and the Consultation Summary Document provide a non-technical overview of our proposals for Heathrow expansion. The Feedback Form can be used to share your views.

  • Consultation Document

    This document explains our latest proposals for Heathrow expansion and the feedback we are seeking from you as part of the 2026 Public Consultation.

    View document pdf - 31.83 MB
  • Consultation Summary Document

    This document provides a high-level summary of the Consultation Document.

    View document pdf - 32.10 MB
  • Feedback Form

    This is a copy of the feedback form that you can download, print, fill in and return to us by post or at the public events.

    View document pdf - 894.65 KB

In Your Area booklets

Local communities

We have produced ten ‘In Your Area’ booklets for the local communities closest to Heathrow. These booklets set out what the proposals would mean for people within those local communities.

Supporting people and communities

Land and property

Our draft and interim property, land and compensation policies outline the support that may be available to homeowners, tenants, businesses and landowners within the Compulsory Purchase Zone (CPZ) and Wider Property Offer Zone (WPOZ).

  • Draft Agricultural Land and Property Policy

    This draft policy covers people who own agricultural land and property that is within the CPZ.

    View document pdf - 15.02 MB
  • Draft Commercial Property Policy

    This draft policy covers commercial property owners and small businesses affected by expansion.

    View document pdf - 37.55 MB
  • Draft Neighbouring Property Support Schemes

    This draft policy covers residential properties and community facilities outside of the CPZ. This includes those who are within the WPOZ.

    View document pdf - 37.54 MB
  • Draft Professional Fees Policy

    This draft policy sets out the professional fees that can be recovered in connection with the property acquisition needed for Heathrow expansion.

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  • Draft Residential Landlord Policy

    This draft policy covers landlords who own a residential property that is within the CPZ.

    View document pdf - 38.68 MB
  • Draft Residential Owner-Occupier Policy

    This draft policy covers people who own and live in a residential property that is within the CPZ and it is their main residence.

    View document pdf - 37.53 MB
  • Draft Residential Tenant Policy

    This draft policy covers people who rent a residential property that is within the CPZ.

    View document pdf - 15.00 MB
  • Interim Property Hardship Scheme

    This is the interim scheme for eligible owners who need to sell their property but are unable to do so because of the proposed Heathrow expansion.

    View document pdf - 48.52 MB
  • Interim Property Hardship Scheme Panel Guidance

    This guidance sets out how the panel would operate and assess claims made under the Interim Property Hardship Scheme.

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  • Property Information Paper

    This paper explains who may be able to claim compensation due to the building and operation of an expanded Heathrow.

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  • Residential Property Policies Explained

    This guide provides an overview of our policies for residential properties and the support available for home relocation.

    View document pdf - 2.54 MB

Supporting people and communities

Noise insulation

This Noise Insulation Policy sets out our proposed approach to providing noise and vortex schemes to be provided in connection with the development and operation of our proposals for Heathrow expansion.

  • Noise Insulation Policy

    This draft policy sets out our proposed noise and vortex schemes, which are mitigation and compensation policies designed to reduce impacts on those most affected by Heathrow expansion.

    View document pdf - 1.74 MB

Supporting people and communities

Community compensation

The Community Compensation Fund would invest in local communities and support those impacted by Heathrow expansion, at a scale proportionate to those impacts.

  • Community Compensation Fund

    This paper sets out our early plans for a Community Compensation Fund, including how it could be sourced, managed and spent within the intended use set out in government policy.

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Supporting Information

Environmental information

At this stage of the Project, we have undertaken early work to understand how Heathrow expansion could affect the environment. That includes looking at the effect of the Project on different environmental aspects like air quality, biodiversity, climate and noise. This work is summarised in the Environmental Information Consultation Document (EICD). The EICD is supported by topic papers providing further detail and a draft Code of Construction Practice.

  • 00: Environmental Information Consultation Document

    This is the complete Environmental Information Consultation Document. It provides detailed information on the potential environmental effects of Heathrow’s expansion proposals. It explains how these effects have been assessed and outlines the measures proposed to reduce or manage them.

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  • 01: Setting the scene for consultation - environmental information

    This chapter of the EICD provides an overview of the assessment undertaken to date.

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  • 02: Description of the Project

    This chapter of the EICD provides a description of the Project.

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  • 03: The approach to environmental assessment

    This chapter of the EICD provides an overview of the approach to assessing environmental effects.

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  • 04: People, place and Community Areas

    This chapter of the EICD provides an overview of the study areas used by the socio-economics and employment, community and health aspect chapters.

    View document pdf - 16.54 MB
  • 05: Socio-economic and employment

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could affect socio-economics and employment.

    View document pdf - 2.26 MB
  • 06: Community

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could affect people and their residential properties within a community, and community facilities.

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  • 07: Recreation and amenity

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could affect the use, enjoyment and value of recreational and amenity resources like public open spaces and Public Rights of Way.

    View document pdf - 24.54 MB
  • 08: Noise and vibration

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could impact upon noise and vibration.

    View document pdf - 12.71 MB
  • 09: Air quality and odour

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could impact upon air quality and odour.

    View document pdf - 31.34 MB
  • 10: Carbon and other greenhouse gases

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could impact upon greenhouse gas emissions.

    View document pdf - 1.19 MB
  • 11: Health

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could impact upon human health and public health.

    View document pdf - 878.93 KB
  • 12: Biodiversity

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could affect biodiversity, including different habitats, plants and animals.

    View document pdf - 32.42 MB
  • 13: Water environment

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could affect the water environment, including all natural and man-made systems where water is found like rivers, reservoirs and underground water.

    View document pdf - 97.56 MB
  • 14: Historic environment

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could affect the historic environment, including buried archaeological assets as well as listed heritage buildings.

    View document pdf - 5.71 MB
  • 15: Landscape and visual

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could affect the physical landscape and views experienced by people in the area in and around Heathrow.

    View document pdf - 21.00 MB
  • 16: Land quality

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could affect the quality of the land, which is the soils and materials that make up the ground beneath our feet.

    View document pdf - 4.76 MB
  • 17: Waste and materials

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project could impact upon waste and materials.

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  • 18: Climate resilience and adaptation

    This chapter of the EICD provides information on how the Project would operate under current and future climate conditions.

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  • 19: Next steps and preparation of the Environmental Statement

    This chapter of the EICD provides an overview of next steps, including the preparation of the Environmental Statement.

    View document pdf - 570.12 KB
  • Blue and Green Infrastructure Environmental Measures Topic Paper

    This paper sets out our proposed steps for green spaces, wildlife habitats and waterways. It also covers other green and blue features in and around Heathrow.

    View document pdf - 15.17 MB
  • Carbon Strategy Topic Paper

    This paper explains our proposed approach to managing carbon emissions linked to Heathrow expansion.

    View document pdf - 513.93 KB
  • Community Facilities Topic Paper

    This paper outlines our proposed approach to displaced community facilities.

    View document pdf - 1.77 MB
  • Draft Code of Construction Practice

    This draft code sets out the standards we expect Heathrow and its contractors to follow during building work.

    View document pdf - 1.09 MB
  • Environmentally Managed Growth Topic paper

    This paper sets out the principles for the Environmentally Managed Growth (EMG) framework proposed for Heathrow expansion.

    View document pdf - 1.25 MB

Supporting Information

Transport information

We have published a Transport Information Consultation Document, which explains how Heathrow expansion could affect travel to and from the airport, including public transport, road traffic and construction. It also outlines our emerging transport strategy, potential impacts and proposed measures to manage travel as the airport grows.

  • 00: Transport Information Consultation Document

    This is the complete Transport Information Consultation Document, bringing together all eight parts.

    View document pdf - 6.57 MB
  • 01: An overview of what Heathrow expansion means for surface access

    How people travel to and from Heathrow today and our early plans for a future Surface Access Strategy.

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  • 02: How we have appraised the surface access implications of Heathrow expansion

    How travel to Heathrow has changed since 2019 and how we assess and report the effects of expansion on transport links.

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  • 03: Our emerging surface access strategy for Heathrow expansion

    Our early plans for travel to and from an expanded Heathrow.

    View document pdf - 1.45 MB
  • 04: Travel to Heathrow

    How people travel to and from Heathrow by road, rail and other forms of transport today and how this could change in the future.

    View document pdf - 1.12 MB
  • 05: Our emerging Construction Transport Strategy for Heathrow expansion

    Our early plans to manage transport during construction.

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  • 06: Potential implications for sustainable travel

    How Heathrow expansion could affect greener ways to travel to, from and around Heathrow.

    View document pdf - 698.91 KB
  • 07: Potential implications for road travel

    How Heathrow expansion could affect road travel.

    View document pdf - 1.20 MB
  • 08: Surface access management and controls

    Our plans to manage travel to and from an expanded Heathrow.

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Supporting Information

Future operations

The introduction of a third runway at Heathrow would provide greater flexibility in the way we operate. Our Future Runway Operations Document sets out how we would use this additional flexibility to improve resilience, manage delays more effectively and provide more predictable periods of respite from aircraft noise for local communities.

  • Future Runway Operations Document

    This document explains how we would operate Heathrow as a three-runway airport to provide predictable periods of respite from aircraft noise, manage night flights and apply other operational measures to help reduce and mitigate noise impacts.

    View document pdf - 3.68 MB

Supporting Information

Economic Development

Expansion at Heathrow would provide increased education and employment opportunities, improved transport links and investment in the local supply chain. Our Economic Development Framework sets out how we would help ensure opportunities are accessible to local communities and businesses, alongside wider benefits to the UK economy.

  • Economic Development Framework

    Our emerging plans to support jobs, skills, business growth and innovation, and maximise the economic and social benefits of expansion.

    View document pdf - 1.93 MB

Supporting Information

2019 feedback report

We have held a number of previous consultations on our plans, including the Airport Expansion Consultation in July 2019.

  • 2019 Airport Expansion Consultation Feedback Report

    A report which summarises our 2019 Airport Expansion Consultation, the feedback we received to that consultation and how this has helped shape the plans we are presenting now.

    View document pdf - 6.19 MB

Supporting Information

Statutory notices

These are legal notices that we must publish to provide notice of and publicise our proposed DCO application.

Accessing consultation documents

You can view printed copies of the consultation documents at Information Points throughout the consultation period.

Location  Address Google Maps

Castelnau Library

75 Castelnau, London, SW13 9RT

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Ealing Council Offices

Perceval House, 14/16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London, W5 2HL

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Hayes & Harlington Community Centre

Albert Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 4HR

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Hounslow Library

First Floor, Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road, Hounslow, TW3 3EB

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Meadowbank Community Hub

Community Close, Cranford, TW5 9QX

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New Windsor Community Association

Hanover Way, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5NW

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Old Windsor Parish Council

Jubilee Hub, St Lukes Road, Old Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 2QL

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Richmond Information and Reference Library

Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond, TW9 1TP

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Stanwell Library

Hadrian Way, Stanwell, Staines-upon-Thames, TW19 7HF

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Teddington Library

Waldegrave Road, Teddington, TW11 8NY

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The Curve Slough

William Street, Slough, SL1 1XY

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The Ivers Parish Council

45B High Street, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9ND

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The Village Centre

68 Victoria Street, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0QX

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Three Rivers District Council

Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 1RL

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Whitton Library

141 Nelson Road, Whitton, TW2 7BB

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Yiewsley & West Drayton Community Centre

228 Harmondsworth Road, West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 9JL

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Interactive map

Explore our proposals

Use our interactive map to explore our proposals for Heathrow expansion and understand how the scheme could take shape in the future.

Consultation events

Join us in person or online to learn more about our proposals, hear from the project team and ask questions. Our in-person events give you the chance to explore the proposals and pick up consultation materials, while our webinars provide an overview of the plans and take a closer look at specific topics.

Have your say on Heathrow expansion

Once you've explored our proposals, you can share your feedback using one of the options below. All feedback must be received by 22 December 2026. We'll carefully consider all responses to help us refine our proposals before they're finalised.

For information on how we use your personal data, please see our Privacy Notice: www.heathrow.com/expansion/privacy-notice