The statutory consultation wil start in Tuesday 14 June 2022 and will focus on the airport’s updated highway design, which has changed in response to feedback received during the Autumn 2021 consultation. According to the plans, the period of consulatiuon wull last for just over six weeks, until 11:59pm on Wednesday 27 July 2022.
The airports management will publish the full details of the revised pans at the start of the consultation period and are said to include adding a new lane westbound over the Brighton main rail line, redesign of the original North Terminal junction and adding a third lane to the A23 approaching Longbridge roundabout.
The airport will also publish other aspects of the plan that have changed following feedback from the last consultation process that occured in Novemeber last year. Gatwick’s plans align closely with the Government’s strategy to rebuild consumer confidence, build back sustainably from the pandemic, support jobs and build a skilled and diverse workforce that is fit for the future.
The airport’s proposal would see the airport’s Northern Runway brought into routine use, for departing aircraft, by repositioning its centre line further north by 12 metres - enabling dual runway operations with the airport’s Main Runway. The Northern Runway could be operational by summer 2029.
The majority of the construction works associated with the airfield would be contained within the existing airport boundary and the cost of works - approximately £500m - will be privately financed. The proposals are also low impact, are in line with Government policy of making the best use of existing runways and would generate approximately 18,400 additional jobs by 2038 and an additional expected £1.5bn GVA to the region.
The project will also be delivered in a sustainable way which helps the airport to meet its goal of zero airport emissions before 2040.
Stewart Wingate, CEO, Gatwick Airport said: “When we launched our initial public consultation last September, we wanted to hear from people and interested groups on our plans to bring our existing Northern Runway into regular use alongside our Main Runway. Following feedback on our proposals, we have listened and taken the decision to amend several aspects of these plans, particularly our highways designs, so we are keen to get further feedback from local people and other stakeholders on these updated changes before we take our plans forward.”
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