Buckland Annual Parish Meeting

2026 Annual Parish Meeting – 7.30pm on Monday 23 March 2026

Please keep the evening of Monday 23 March 2026 free to attend the 2026 Annual Parish Meeting.

The meeting will provide an opportunity to hear topical updates, including the latest insights into how residents may be affected by the proposed Local Government Reorganisation.

In addition, the Government has now pushed forward proposals to enlarge Gatwick Airport by reconfiguring the existing emergency runway into a fully operational second runway, despite recommendations to the contrary from the Planning Inspectorate.

These ambitious proposals will inevitably have significant implications for communities living around the airport. This latest development appears to have reduced local influence over the process. After many years of uncertainty, the matter is now coming to a head, and it is important that residents understand the full context and potential consequences.

Accordingly, we have invited Peter Barclay, Chairman of GACC (Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign) — the campaign body leading the challenge to these proposals—to speak at the meeting and provide an update and report on the judicial review that GACC has initiated which is due to be heard in January.

Further details will follow in due course.

Yours sincerely,
Nigel Husband, Chair, Buckland Parish Council