Gatwick’s legal team has told NCE the decision to reject campaigners’ application to appeal against the airport's expansion plans could have implications for other contested infrastructure developments. Perfectly lawfulIn response to the decision, a spokesperson for Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer), Gatwick’s legal representative at the hearing, told NCE about what the appeal rejection means for the major infrastructure community. “But it is also a valuable confirmation of the proper scope of a planning decision-maker’s discretion and judgment, and that sensible and pragmatic approaches can be perfectly lawful. “These have sought to streamline and expedite the progress of nationally significant infrastructure claims through the courts, with some success. The Court of Appeal stage for the Gatwick claim took just five weeks from appeal to judgment, including a one and a half day oral hearing.