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<p>As part of the surface access requirements in the draft Airports National Policy
Statement, Government has specified that any applicant for development consent should
set out the mitigation measures that it considers are required to minimise and mitigate
the effect of expansion on existing surface access arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The
Department is engaging with a range of stakeholders, including Heathrow Airport Ltd,
about surface access to the airport. Following the publication in November 2019 of
the potential strategic objectives for a new Southern Access to Heathrow scheme, the
Department has been discussing with Heathrow how such a scheme could be taken forward
and its future role. Subject to the scheme development, this has the potential to
provide improved rail links from Putney and South West London to Heathrow Airport.</p>
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