Coventry Airport denies it has breached planning regulations

It has called on the High Court to declare it has no case to answer against Warwick District Council.

The council issued an enforcement notice claiming the airport did not have planning permission.

A two-day hearing this month has had to be rescheduled in light of extensive evidence submitted by the airport.

Environmental impact

Coventry Airport has also submitted a claim to the court for a "Strike Out" of the council's argument on the basis that there is no case to be heard.

Just one month after the airport started budget flights out of the city it was told to close the terminal.

The council said it had consistently and unanimously decided that the airport's temporary passenger terminal did need planning permission.

It had also taken into account the terminal's environmental impact.

A council spokesman said the evidence submitted by the airport was much more extensive than they had expected

"In view of the extensive nature of this submission, the legal advice received by the council was that there was insufficient time for a full and proper hearing of the case within two days."

The hearing would have to be re-scheduled to some time in June, said the spokesman.