THE Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said a decision on controversial TAG Farnborough Airport flight path alterations will be published “in due course”.

Grayshott Parish Council was among those objecting to airspace changes proposed in 2014 that would have “more than doubled” flights over the village. It was also concerned about damaging effects on sites of special scientific interest.

After public consultations in 2014, which triggered more than 13,000 responses, the airport submitted a formal airspace-change proposal to the CAA.

But last year some aspects of the proposal changed – including proposed flight paths in the north of Hampshire, West Sussex and the South Downs National Park – riggering more consultations.

The second batch finished last November and 2,800 comments from 600 stakeholders were received. TAG used the feedback to refine its airspace proposals and submitted them to the CAA last December. In its feedback report, TAG Farnborough said the concerns raised were similar to those in the original consultation.

The four broad themes were the environmental impact (primarily noise), access to the proposed airspace, safety and justifying the proposed changes.

Other objections were lodged by East Hampshire MP Damian Hinds, East Hampshire District Council, and the South Downs National Park Authority.

A year on, TAG is still awaiting the CAA’s decision on proposals it said “would offer all airspace users predictability and consistency of operations, leading to further reductions in noise and CO2 emissions”.

A CAA spokesman said: “We can confirm an airspace-change proposal has been submitted by TAG Farnborough Airport, which we are currently assessing. Once we have fully completed our assessment, we will make a formal decision, which we will publish in due course.”