Gatwick Airport expected to submit second runway DCO application within…
The long-awaited Development Consent Order (DCO) application to convert Gatwick Airport’s emergency runway into a second runway is expected to be submitted within the next two weeks. No date has been given. Gatwick wants to rebuild its Northern Runway, which is currently used as a standby and for maintenance, to be used by smaller departing aircraft. This would include moving the centre line of the runway further north by 12m, bringing it within global safety standards to operate dual runway departures. The plan also include provision for road changes, a new pier, improvements to existing terminal buildings and additional parking and hotels. Due to the scope of the plans, the scheme has been deemed a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project meaning that a DCO is needed before construction can start. The DCO application is expected to comprise of 25,000-30,000 pages with approximately 100 plans. Gatwick is using its legal advisors’ SharePoint site to submit the documents. Most of Gatwick’s passengers are leisure travellers, for holidays or visiting friends and family. The flights enabled by the extra runway would lead to an increase of perhaps 1 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. At a time of climate crisis. .Tweet Gatwick Airport expected to submit second runway DCO application within two weeks 22 JUN, 2023 BY THOMAS JOHNSON (New Civil Engineer) The long-awaited Development Consent Order (DCO) application to convert Gatwick Airport’s emergency runway into a second runway is expected to be submitted within the next two weeks. Gatwick Airport stated that it does plan to submit its DCO application within the coming weeks but wouldn’t give a specific date for the submission. As part of the plans, Gatwick Airport wants to rebuild its Northern Runway, which is currently used as a standby and for maintenance, to be used by smaller departing aircraft. This would include moving the centre line of the runway further north by 12m, bringing it within global safety standards to operate dual runway departures. The plan also include provision for road improvements, a new pier, improvements to existing terminal buildings and additional parking and hotels. Due to the scope of the plans, the scheme has been deemed a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project meaning that a DCO is needed before construction can start. The airport believes the project is a “low-impact plan” to “improve resilience, reduce delays and provide a significant boost to the regional economy”. London Gatwick is owned in a partnership between Vinci Airports, which has a 50.01% stake, and Global Infrastructure Partners, with 49.99%. A meeting report between the Planning Inspectorate and the airport from March explains how Gatwick revealed it was sent a letter from 10 local authorities detailing concerns about consultation, information sharing and Planning Performance Agreement funding. In response,
