Four groups of company were entitled then addresses of the schedule of conditions on April 10th. They have until October 30th to prepare and hand over their offers.

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Geotechnical drillings of the airport project are organized in accordance with the law and do not cause important damages.

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The declaration of public utility affecting the Grand Ouest airport at Notre-Dame-des-Landes was published in the Official Journal of the 10 February 2008.

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Works for the realisation of the Grand Ouest airport and its feeder roads, new means of access or alterations to the existing access routes and work on necessary improvements are considered to be of public utility.
The declaration confirmed approval of changes to the town and village plans of Fay-de-Bretagne, Grandchamp-des-Fontaines, Notre-Dame-des-Landes, Treillières and Vigneux-de-Bretagne.

An information and networking meeting for local councillors and officials of the areas affected, representatives from local businesses and local services, chairs of local groups and presided over by Mr Bernard Hagelsteen, the Prefect of the Pays de la Loire Region and Prefect of Loire-Atlantique, was held on Tuesday 29 January 2008 at the Prefecture.

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The conclusions and view of the Enquiry dealt with the public utility of the airport project, the road network that served it as well as the compatibility of local town and village plans (PLU) in the parishes affected.
The Enquiry reported in favour of the airport but included four reservations and four recommendations.

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The right to relinquish is a new measure deriving from the law of the 27 of February 2002 concerning local democracy. This right was implemented for the first time as part of the Grand Ouest airport project at Notre-Dame des Landes and means that those that live closest to the site can give the State notice that they wish to have their home purchased.

The decree, published in the Official Journal of the 20 January 2007, fixed the date on which the right would come into force and designated its scope.

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