Gatwick Airport Consultation

Gatwick Announce Public Exhibitions on Development Plans

Gatwick Airport has launched its draft master plan for consultation (https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/growing-gatwick/long-term-plans/). The draft master plan sets out proposals for the airport’s ongoing development and sustainable growth. It explains how Gatwick Airport can meet the increasing demand for air travel and provide Britain with enhanced global connectivity. This draft master plan is also a direct response to the Government’s recent call for UK airports to look at ‘making best use of their existing runways’ and how Gatwick could grow across three scenarios for runway development.

Gatwick Airport are keen to hear the views of local communities, partners and stakeholders. A 12-week public consultation is now live and includes six public exhibitions in the local area, which will help inform the publication of the final master plan early next year. Consultation closes at 5pm on 10 January 2019 and can be completed online by following this link.

Public exhibitions will also be held at the following dates and locations:

HORSHAM

Date: Saturday 3 November

Time: 15:30-19:30

Location: The Barn, Causeway, Horsham, RH12 1HE

CROYDON

Date: Thursday 8 November

Time: 15:30-19:30

Location: Centrale Shopping Centre, Croydon, CR0 1TY

 

TUNBRIDGE WELLS

Date: Saturday 10 November

Time: 11:00-17:00

Location: Royal Victoria Place Shopping Centre, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2SS

 

BRIGHTON

Date: Monday 12 November

Time: 14:30-18:30

Location: Churchill Square Shopping Centre, Western Road, Brighton, BN1 2RG

 

CRAWLEY

Date: Saturday 17 November

Time: 11:00-17:00

Location: County Mall Shopping Centre, Crawley, RH10 1FG

 

HORLEY

Date: Saturday 24 November

Time: 15:30-19:30

Location: Horley Leisure Centre, Anderson Way, Horley RH6 8SP

 

Gatwick Airport Masterplan Consultation Launched

Gatwick Airport Ltd has recently launched a new Draft Master Plan to support growth of the Airport across the next 5 years and then rolling out to 15 years.

The Draft Plan sets out three growth scenarios and includes detail on how it will address infrastructure, the economy, the environment and the passenger experience.

The three scenarios are:

  1. Utilising the single runway, growing through use of technology, larger aircraft and more intensive operations

  2. Utilising the existing standby runway within the existing land footprint

  3. Continuing to safeguard land for an additional wide space runway, if Government Policy requires it

The Consultation on the Draft Plan will run until the 10th January 2019 with an online form to complete.  This 12-page Summary of the Draft Master Plan summarises the key elements.