Protesters had challenged the decision to allow the airport to expand.
By Emma ElgeeCampaigners have been appealing against the Planning Inspectorate'sNorth Somerset Council rejected the expansion in 2020 on environmental grounds but that decision was later overruled by the government agency.
The appeal has been mounted by the Bristol Airport Action Network , which has been arguing planning inspectors were wrong to ignore the impact a bigger airport would have on climate change. Stephen Clarke from BAAN said: "The government has policies in place which are designed to encourage the growth of airports and the number of people wanting to fly.Jackie Head, a member of BAAN from Chew Valley said: "The decision is devastating and will take a while to process but one thing that is clear is this, if this is right in law then our laws are wrong.
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