Editing London Stansted Airport (section)

==== Stop Stansted Expansion ====
The [[advocacy group]] Stop Stansted Expansion (SSE) was formed in 2002, as a working group of the North West Essex and East Herts Preservation Association, in response to the Government's consultation on expanding UK airports and, particularly, runway expansion plans for Stansted Airport subsequently defined in the Air Transport white paper in December 2003.<ref>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100519093443/http://www.dft.gov.uk/about/strategy/whitepapers/air/ (ARCHIVED CONTENT) The Future of Air Transport – White Paper and the Civil Aviation Bill]. Webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2013.</ref> In September 2012, as a result of pressure from the aviation industry, the government set up the Airports Commission, chaired by Sir Howard Davies, to consider what, if anything, needed to be done to maintain the UK's status as a global aviation hub. The commission concluded that an additional runway would be required for South East England and that it should be added to either Heathrow or Gatwick. Following the 2015 election, the commission made a final recommendation to expand Heathrow subject to certain environmental constraints.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/airports-commission Airports Commission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720003250/https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/airports-commission|date=20 July 2013}}. GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 August 2013.</ref>