London Gatwick Airport: expansion plans to generate more than 600 local construction jobs in Crawley, Mid Sussex, Horsham, and Reigate and Banstead among other areas

London Gatwick has estimated around 630 new jobs will be created for local construction workers, if its plans to bring its Northern Runway into routine use are given the go-ahead.

By Mark Dunford

Published 21st Jun 2023, 09:41 BST

More than 600 construction jobs could be created for people across Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Croydon if expansion plans go ahead. Picture: Gatwick Airport

These jobs would be generated across the county council areas of West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey and Kent, the unitary authority of Brighton and Hove, and the London Borough of Croydon, according to socio-economic studies commissioned by London Gatwick.

The majority of the local construction workers would be sourced from local authority areas in the airport’s immediate vicinity, including Reigate and Banstead, Crawley and Mid Sussex, with others across the wider region, in areas like Sutton, Mole Valley and Bromley, also benefiting.