Planning application for the development and enhancement of Bristol International Airport

1. Planning application for the development and enhancement of Bristol International Airport July 2009

2. Agenda • Overview of proposed development • Structure of the application • Content of the application • Context for the application • What has changed • Traffic and transport • Environmental issues • Conditions and obligations • Arrangements for consultation

3. Overview of proposed development • 30 individual developments plus landscaping and nature conservation enhancements • Each development is identified on 33 sites for ease of reference • All development within existing site – with one exception • Application site covers the entire airport site • Includes all necessary infrastructure and associated development to handle 10m passengers p.a. • 10m passengers p.a. now forecast in 2019/2020

4. Structure of the application • Outline planning application • Number of elements of the development for which the majority of matters are submitted for consideration • Detailed design information provided for the significant elements of scheme – see table 1.1 of Planning Supporting Statement • Landscaping is a reserved matter for the whole development • Layout and access generally defined for elements with reserved matters • Use, amount and scale parameters set out for elements with reserved matters

5. Content of the planning application • Drawings and plans • Environmental Statement, incorporating: • Transport Assessment (including Car Park Solutions Study) • Health Impact Assessment • Economic Impact Report • Rural Character Study • Design and Access Statement • Sustainability Statement • Consultation Report • Planning Supporting Statement, incorporating: • Passenger Forecast Report • Draft Planning Conditions and Section 106 Agreement • Application form

6. Context for the planning application • Air travel demand at UK airports forecast to grow strongly from 241mppa in 2007 to 465mppa in 2030 (DfT January 2009) • Growth at BIA forecast to continue with 10mppa in 2019/2020 • Commercial flights would rise from 60,000 movements in 2008 to 85,000 at 10mppa • National policy supports the growth of regional airports in the South West and this will deliver substantial economic benefits • Proposed development takes its lead from the Master Plan • BIA has sought to respond to the comments and issues raised through the Master Plan and EIA processes and through the pre-application consultation

7. Pre-application consultation changes • Passenger forecasts updated • Acoustic/visual barriers around the western apron and northern car park • Lowering of the multi-storey car park and addition of screen fence • Operational restrictions on noise sensitive stands • Proposals to reduce vehicle movements on local roads • Night movement cap • Conditions proposed relating to environmental impact • Planning obligations proposed relating to community benefit, surface access, noise, air quality and employment

8. Traffic and transport • Four scenarios modelled: • 2008 baseline • No development, 7.3mppa at 2019 • Worst case, 10mppa at 2019, 8% public transport • Likely case, 10mppa at 2019, 15% public transport • Impact of development traffic largely confined to A38 between Churchill Crossroads and Barrow Street junction • Transport Assessment shows that: • Can be safely accessed by all modes of transport • Development will not lead to an unacceptable degree of traffic generation • Development traffic can be accommodated without seriously affecting the character of the surrounding area

9. Traffic and transport mitigation • £5m public transportation interchange • A38 junction improvements (£1m) • Significant growth in public transport: • Flyer, Weston-super-Mare, Bath and long distance services • Staff travel plan • Measures to reduce traffic on local roads: • Retail delivery consolidation • Airport taxi code of practice • Community Flyer concessionary fare • £3m contribution to Bus Rapid Transit Phase 1 and South Bristol Link major transport schemes

10. Environmental issues • Environmental Statement in 11 volumes: • Master Volume • Construction • Air quality • Flora and fauna • Climate Change • Community • Cultural Heritage • Landscape and visual • Noise • Transport • Water • Plus, Non-Technical Summary and 17 supporting technical documents

11. ES Approach • Baseline of 6mppa/2007 for current conditions • No development scenario of 7.3mppa at 2019 • Proposed development, 10mppa at 2019 • Scope of the assessment based on 2005 NSC Scoping Opinion, updated in 2008 • Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment review of draft ES in 2007

12. Air quality • Detailed computer modelling of nitrogen dioxide, particulates and sulphur dioxide • Human and ecological receptors considered • Measures to manage emissions incorporated into the development: • Minimise APUs, reduce coaching, fixed electrical ground power, clean (electric) vehicles, public transport use • No exceedences of Air Quality Standards for protection of human health • Significant effects on vegetation and ecosystems unlikely • Real time, continuous monitoring of NO2 and particulates

13. Climate change • Emissions from energy use at BIA < 9,000 tonnes CO2 • Emissions from aircraft using BIA < 1% of UK total aviation emissions • Measures proposed to address direct and indirect emissions • Offsetting only proposed for residual direct emissions outside the CRC • Change in CO2 emissions presented in the ES: • Increase in emissions is predicted • Non-CO2 effects excluded • Growth of BIA consistent with Government and international policies to mitigate climate change

14. Climate change considerations • Carbon dioxide emissions from international aviation included in EU 20% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020 • Aviation included in EU emissions trading scheme from 2012 • New target announced (Heathrow 3rd runway) to get aviation emissions in 2050 below 2005 levels • Committee on Climate Change to advise on the best basis for its development • BIA infrastructure emissions within the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme

15. Climate change • ATWP progress report • ‘A key priority of the Future of Air Transport White Paper was to increase the choice of routes and services at airports outside the South East, to promote regional development, relieve pressure on the more overcrowded airports and cut down on the need for long-distance travel to and from airports, thereby reducing emissions’ • Stansted G1 Inquiry Inspector’s report • ‘In conclusion on climate change policy, I consider that questions of the appropriateness and effectiveness of Government policies on aviation and climate change and their compatibility, while undoubtedly of great importance, are matters for debate in Parliament and elsewhere rather than this appeal.’

17. Flora and fauna (biodiversity) • BIA is close to a wide range of interesting habitats, supporting legally protected and sometimes rare plants and animals • Review of historic data and field studies • Majority of existing biodiversity features retained • Nature conservation management to south of airport • Site wide landscape management plan and Airport Biodiversity Action Plan • Habitat enhancement • No significant effects on biodiversity predicted

18. Community • Economic impact report • Health impact assessment • Rural character study • Commitment to work to deliver airport employment to the local community, including South Bristol and W-S-M • Skills and Employment Plan to be delivered • Airport Environmental Improvement Fund • Number of positive significant effects associated with the development proposals • No significant negative effects predicted

19. Community – Economic impact report Sources include published data and surveys of businesses Socio-economic baseline Direct benefits and costs Employment impacts – direct, indirect, induced Wider economic impacts – competitiveness, increased connectivity, impacts on local services and retail businesses, inward investment Tourism impacts Impact of BIA on outbound tourism Social and environmental impacts 19

20. Economic impact report conclusions • 3,521 to 3,704 new jobs in South West • Additional visitor spending in SW of £1.1 billion to 2019/2020 • Direct user benefits (including travel time and cost savings) of £368m to 2019/2020 • Total additional income to 2019/20 is £1.9 - £2.0 billion • Additional annual GVA between £103m and £109m • Climate change costs excluded in line with conclusions of Stansted G1 Inquiry • Environmental costs assessed to be not significant

21. Cultural heritage • A number cultural heritage features identified in or around BIA • Archaeological investigation in advance of construction, where archaeological remains may survive • World War II structures to be surveyed and recorded prior to removal • One aircraft dispersal point retained • Landscape screening to minimise effects on the scheduled monument to south • No significant effects on cultural heritage remains

22. Landscape and visual • ‘Tabletop’ effect • Individual components of the airport difficult to identify from the Mendip Hills • Visual assessment undertaken to assess the effects on 60 groups of people: • Overwhelming majority would not sustain negative visual effects • Nine groups of visual receptors would sustain significant visual effects at the start of the operational period • Reduces to seven by the 15th year of operation • No significant negative effects on landscape character or to the Mendip Hills AONB

23. Noise • Baseline noise assessment using monitoring and modelling • Modelling to determine future noise levels in the development and no development scenarios • Noise barriers, fixed electrical ground power, operational restrictions and commitment to best practice operational procedures to manage noise impact • Majority of ground noise effects will not be significant • Significant ground noise effects predicted at a small number of properties to the north of the airport • No significant air or traffic noise impacts

24. Night flights – the night quota system • Aircraft movements between 23:30 and 06:00 restricted by ‘quota’ • Aircraft count against the quota according to their quota count • Quota count relates to the aircraft noise classification, starting at 0.5 and doubling for every 3 EPNdB, over 90 EPNdB • Quota set seasonally, defined by period of British Summer Time • 1260 summer quota; 900 winter quota • Carry over and borrow forward provision • Borrow forward provision comes with penalties • QC 4 aircraft cannot be scheduled to land or take off between 23:00 and 06:00 • QC 8 and QC 16 aircraft cannot be scheduled to land or take off between 23:00 and 07:00

25. Night flying – BIA proposals • Existing quota and quota system to remain in place • Summer use since 2003 has been between 85% and 105% of the quota (average 94%): • There is no headroom for a rise in night flying • Average QC use is 0.48 per movement since 2007 • The 2160 quota is equivalent to 4500 flights at 0.48 QC/movement • In addition, a night movement cap is proposed: • Total number of take offs and landings between 23:30 and 06:00 shall not exceed 4500 in a calendar year • Changes in aircraft noise during the night period are not considered to be potentially significant • Effects of night noise not included in the ES

26. Water • BIA lies over a vulnerable aquifer • Number of management and mitigation measures proposed to minimise the likelihood of significant effects to the water environment • Potential for contamination from aircraft stands, car parking and fuel storage depot considered • Hydrogeological risk assessment undertaken for the new fuel depot • Flood risk assessment undertaken • No significant effects on the water environment predicted

27. Conditions and obligations • 63 proposed conditions relating to approval of reserved matters, operational restrictions and environmental management: • A38 improvements • Air noise contour • Ground noise • Night flying • Archaeology, water quality, construction, waste recycling, energy efficiency, renewable energy and nature conservation • Draft Section 106 Agreement with obligations offered relating to surface access, noise, air quality, community benefit and monitoring and review

28. Arrangements for consultation • Documents can be accessed from the link at http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Environment/planning/majorapplications/bristolinternationalairportplanningapplication.htm • Planning reference 09/P/1020/OT2 • Nine hard copies of the application provided to North Somerset Council plus 50 copies on CDs • Six week consultation period • Case officer is Neil Underhay

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