Heathrow have announced two ‘consultations’ in January 2018 which they labelled as the ‘next step in delivering expansion.’
Heathrow have announced two ‘consultations’ which they labelled as the ‘next step in delivering expansion.’ These will be launched on 17th January 2018, and will run for 10 weeks until 28th March.This is a separate consultation to the Government’s Airports National Policy Statement consultation, the second part of which closes on 19th December. The consultation will have two parts: the first will be on “infrastructure design options” and mitigation measures, while the second will focus on the future design principles for airspace around Heathrow. There will be around 35 consultation events – details of these will be published after 17th January. Paul McGuinness, chair of the No Third Runway Coalition, said the announcement was “disingenuous” and “To claim that the public are being consulted, when the only subjects up for discussion exclude the matters on which the public is most concerned, is little more than a charade.” Mr McGuinness added that locals want to be consulted on “the flight paths for the extra 250,000 extra flights each year, and to learn which communities will start to be adversely impacted by aircraft noise for the very first time”. Heathrow is trying to find ways to build the 3rd runway scheme, but at lower cost. It says part of the consultation will be about options like the “reconfiguration of the M25”.
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HEATHROW CONSULTATION in January 2018
14.12.2017
Heathrow have announced two ‘consultations’ which they labelled as the ‘next step in delivering expansion.’
- The consultation will launch on 17th January and will run for 10 weeks until 28 March.
- There will be around 35 consultation events – details of these will be published when it is launched.
- The consultation is formed of two parts. The first will be on “infrastructure design options” and mitigation measures, while the second will focus on the future design principles for airspace around Heathrow.
- It is a theoretical consultation on both counts.
Heathrow Press Release:
14.12.2017
Heathrow expansion hits next delivery milestone with launch of planning consultation
- Heathrow will launch a public planning consultation on expansion and future operations on 17th January
- Local communities to help shape Heathrow’s future airport design and principles for changes to airspace
- 10-week consultation is the latest delivery milestone and keeps Heathrow on track
- Consultation will include new options on phasing construction of new terminal capacity to help meet affordability challenge
Heathrow expansion has taken a significant step towards delivery as the airport unveiled the details of a public planning consultation on the project set for the new year. This is a separate consultation to the Government’s Airports National Policy Statement consultation.
The 10-week consultation will launch on 17th January and run until 28th March, giving local communities an opportunity to shape Heathrow’s expansion proposals, that aim to support an even more sustainable future airport operation. Heathrow’s consultation is the latest expansion milestone, keeping Heathrow on schedule to deliver the trading infrastructure Britain will need to succeed post-Brexit.
Heathrow’s consultation will be formed of two parts – the first on infrastructure design options for an expanded Heathrow and how best to mitigate environmental impacts, while the second will focus on the future design principles for airspace around Heathrow.
Importantly, Heathrow will not compromise on any of its commitments to the local communities as part of this consultation – including compensating eligible property owners the full market value of their property plus an additional 25%, the pledge to introduce a 6.5 hour ban on scheduled night flights [NB. Note this is scheduled. That means any flight that “needs” to be during that 6.5 hour period will be allowed …. so it is little different to the current situation in reality … AW comment] and the commitment to only release new capacity if strict air quality limits can be met. [That is, or course, never going to happen. Can anyone seriously believe Heathrow will agree to not make much use of its very expensive new runway, just because some air quality sensors are above certain limits? Heathrow needs to use this new runway as intensively as possible, to repay investors etc and recoup the massive £17 billion, or whatever the cost ends up as. … AW comment]
Over the past year, Heathrow has been working alongside local stakeholders and airline partners to evolve the expansion plans submitted to the Airports Commission. Heathrow’s consultation in January will be an opportunity for the public to view our emerging proposals and options in detail and provide feedback on them.
These include options on the design of the expanded airport facilities, the reconfiguration of the M25 and our plans for how environmental impacts, during and through construction, can be best managed.
Delivering expansion affordably is a key priority for Heathrow and the consultation will also include how this can be achieved by phasing the construction of new terminal infrastructure at the airport. By incrementally increasing infrastructure to align more closely with passenger growth, Heathrow is increasingly confident expansion can be delivered, while keeping airport charges close to current levels – ultimately resulting in more affordable fares for passengers.
Emma Gilthorpe, Heathrow’s Executive Director Expansion, urges local residents to participate in the consultation saying:
“Expanding Heathrow is pivotal to Britain’s future prosperity and it’s a chance to make the airport a better neighbour for our local communities. Over the past year, we’ve been working hard to evolve our expansion plans and have come up with several new options to deliver it more responsibly and affordably.
“Next January, we’ll be sharing these options in a 10-week public planning consultation and we want to hear what you think. By working together throughout the consultation, the public can help shape our plans and, jointly, we can ensure that expansion delivers for our passengers, businesses across Britain and importantly for our local communities.”
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http://mediacentre.heathrow.com/pressrelease/details/81/Expansion-News-23/9059
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Heathrow says:
The details of the locations will be made available on this website or https://www.heathrowexpansion.com/ in the New Year. There are a number of ways to respond to the consultation – online, email, letter or by filling in a feedback form and sending it to us.
Feedback from this consultation will be incorporated into detailed proposals, which will then form part of a second consultation to be held in 2019.
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Heathrow Airport to unveil plans to deliver expansion “more responsibly and affordably”
By Rebecca Smith (City AM)
14.12.2017
Heathrow has today announced it will unveil plans to deliver airport expansion “more responsibly and affordably”, with the launch of its planning consultation into its long-awaited new runway next month.
The airport’s consultation, which is a separate one to the government’s on its airports national policy statement, will cover aspects such as airport design and the big question mark over reconfiguring the M25 for the new runway.
It will also outline Heathrow’s proposals for “delivering expansion affordably”, including how the airport could phase construction of new terminal developments. Heathrow said that gradually increasing infrastructure to match up with passenger growth will help the airport complete expansion while keeping airport charges close to current levels.
This has been a contentious point for some – notably the boss of British Airways owner IAG. Willie Walsh has been sceptical of Heathrow’s claims it will deliver expansion while keeping airport charges close to current levels, saying the third runway will lead to a rise in airport charges that will then have to be passed onto passengers.
Walsh has also expressed concerns over the M25 plans previously offered up by the airport.
Heathrow has been looking into its various options with local stakeholders and airline partners to update the plans previously submitted to the Airports Commission. Next month’s consultation will provide the public with a first glance at the developed proposals, as well as an opportunity to come back with feedback on them.
The 10-week consultation kicks off on 17 January and will run until 28 March. Separately, the government’s national policy statement is expected to go before MPs in the first half of next year.
Heathrow’s consultation proposals will be offered up in two parts, with the first on infrastructure design options for an expanded Heathrow and considerations on how to mitigate the environmental hit from the airport’s development. The second will look at future design principles for airspace around Heathrow.
The airport today reiterated its previous pledges to local communities concerned about expansion, including a commitment to compensating eligible property owners the full market value of their homes along with an extra 25 per cent.
Emma Gilthorpe, Heathrow’s executive director expansion, said:
Expanding Heathrow is pivotal to Britain’s future prosperity and it’s a chance to make the airport a better neighbour for our local communities. Over the past year, we’ve been working hard to evolve our expansion plans and have come up with several new options to deliver it more responsibly and affordably.
Next January, we’ll be sharing these options in a 10-week public planning consultation and we want to hear what you think. By working together throughout the consultation, the public can help shape our plans and, jointly, we can ensure that expansion delivers for our passengers, businesses across Britain and importantly for our local communities.
However, Paul McGuinness, chair of the No Third Runway Coalition, said the announcement was “disingenuous”.
“To claim that the public are being consulted, when the only subjects up for discussion exclude the matters on which the public is most concerned, is little more than a charade,” he said.
McGuinness added that locals want to be consulted on “the flight paths for the extra 250,000 extra flights each year, and to learn which communities will start to be adversely impacted by aircraft noise for the very first time”.
http://www.cityam.com/277484/heathrow-airport-unveil-plans-deliver-expansion-more
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Public to get first say on Heathrow expansion for three years in consultation
Heathrow will be holding its first consultation on its plans for expansion next year
By Bradley Gerrard (Telegraph)
14 DECEMBER 2017
The public will be able to give feedback for the first time in more than three years on Heathrow’s expansion as part of a consultation being launched by the airport next year.
The 10-week public planning consultation, which starts on Jan 17 and will run until March 28, will allow the public to put forward their views on various factors of the expansion scheme.
These include the design of terminals, how best to mitigate the environmental impacts of the airport and also key aspects such as whether to bridge over or tunnel under the M25. It will also look at whether flights should be concentrated over a single area or spread out over several.
The airport said it would be keeping its promise to property owners whose homes will be demolished due to the expansion of paying them full market value plus 25pc and so this would not feature in the consultation. It also said it would stick to a 6.5 hour ban on scheduled night flights – but would be able to comment on when flights would start and finish – and only release new capacity if strict air quality limits could be met.
Heathrow said it had been working with airlines and various local bodies to shape its plans and suggested phasing the construction to help keep airport charges “close to current levels”.
Chief executive John Holland Kaye recently said the airport had taken costs down compared to its initial £17bn estimate. This has partly been caused by the emergence of a rival scheme from Arora Group, the largest landowner at Heathrow, which says it can deliver a third runway project for £12.4bn.
Responses will be collated by the airport once the consultation closes and help it create its masterplan for expansion, which will then be consulted on publicly again in 2019.
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