Campaigners denied appeal against Gatwick Airport expansion

In a 29-page ruling, they said: “We conclude that each of the grounds of appeal raised by each appellant is unarguable.

“Neither appeal has a real prospect of success. We also consider that there are no other compelling reasons for either appeal to be heard.”

The two senior judges also said that the previous ruling was “detailed and thorough”.

Gatwick is the UK’s second busiest airport and one of the busiest single-runway airports in the world.

The expansion will allow the site to be used for the departures of narrow-bodied planes such as Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s.

Following the decision, Barclay said: “We are very disappointed with the Court’s decision. We took this challenge as far as we could because we believed that the decision to allow Gatwick to expand was fundamentally flawed.

“It was not supported by government policy, would only serve to line the pockets of the airport and airlines, and would do so at the expense of local residents and the climate.”

Cagne said: “Residents should be immensely proud of what they have achieved in holding Gatwick Airport’s shareholders to account.

“This proposed new runway will come at a significant cost to both the taxpayer and the planet.”