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What changed on the map.

Every week we re-check the projects on the map against their sources. This page lists what changed: a new stage reached, a milestone reset, a value revised, a project added. The new position, what it was before, and the source we checked it against, for the last four weeks.

Week of 9 November 2026: 4 projects changed: 2 reached a new stage, 4 milestones updated, 1 value revised.

Week of 2 November 2026

2 projects changed: 1 reached a new stage, 1 milestone updated, 1 value revised, 1 status changed, 1 project added.

Aviation · Gatwick Airport, Crawley, West Sussex

London Gatwick Northern Runway

  • Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
  • Stage: Consented (DCO granted September 2025; final legal challenge rejected by Court of Appeal, August 2026); moving into deliverywas: Consented (DCO upheld by Court of Appeal, August 2026); detailed design and delivery phase
  • Value: Not disclosedwas: £2.2bn privately financed (London Gatwick)
  • Next milestone: Construction startwas: Routine dual-runway use expected from 2030; construction start date not yet published

Source: London Gatwick Airport — Northern Runway Plans →On the map →

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