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The long awaited meeting of Shepway District Council to decide whether Lydd airport can expand has been postponed.

The council was to have debated plans to build a new terminal and extend the runway at Lydd Airport, on 30 January but planning officers have said they do not have enough information.

Shepway chief executive Alistair Stewart has said more information is needed on ecological and noise issues.

The meeting will be rescheduled for a date in two to six months' time.

"This is one of the biggest planning applications this council has ever had to determine and it is one that has wide-ranging implications," said Mr Stewart.

"A lot of complex and technical details have to be considered in applications of this scale.

"We will be talking to the applicants about the additional information we need, mainly concerning ecological and noise issues."