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Heathrow is planning to rejig its expansion plans following the aviation regulator鈥檚 decision to reject its proposal to increase its spending on the work before it gets approval.

In December, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) revealed it was concerned passengers would end up picking up the cost if Heathrow does not win permission to expand.

Heathrow had wanted to increase its spending from 拢650m to 拢2.4bn before it even gets planning consent and said the CAA鈥檚 decision had delayed the scheme鈥檚 potential completion date by up to three years.

Now the airport has announced it will run an eight-week public consultation to finalise its proposals for airport expansion starting in April as it 鈥渘eeds to undertake refreshed modelling of key aspects of the plan鈥�.

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It says it needs to do this to prove evidence that Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) targets can be met.

The will run from April through to June with responses fed into the final planning application, which will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate towards the end of 2020.

Heathrow鈥檚 submission will detail how the airport will expand and connect all of Britain to global growth, whilst meeting the requirements of the ANPS.

If Heathrow鈥檚 plans are approved by the transport secretary, the third runway is expected to open between early 2028 and late 2029.

In the coming weeks, Heathrow will announce dates and locations for consultation events as it also prepares to become one of the first major international airports to operate carbon neutral infrastructure.

Heathrow bosses have drawn up a shortlist of 18 sites which are in the running for their chance to become one of the four construction centres for the third runway. Four winners will be chosen later this summer.