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.. THANET DISTRICT COUNCIL Date: 16 October 2001 Our Ref: DB/H:/GEH/ Your Ref: Dear Sir/Madam RE: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE TH/OO/O297 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CARGO AND PASSENGER APRONS AND NEW HANGAR ADJACENT TO CARGO APRON, MANSTON AIRPORT I refer to the above-mentioned planning application approved in June 2000. I have received a request from the applicants for minor amendments to the permitted proposal. It is their intention, rather than constructing a hangar, to build a cargo shed adjacent to the proposed cargo apron. The building will be approximately the same floor area as the previously submitted structure but will have a reduced overall height, with an eaves height of 7 metres and a ridge height of 9 metres. The building will not therefore have the facility to locate large aircraft as was previouslv the case. The applicants have submitted a supporting Statement in relation to this proposed amendment, a copy of which is enclosed, together with reduced copies of the plans and details of proposed traffic generation. Prior to giving consideration to this proposal as an amendment to the permitted development, I would be grateful for any views which you may have. I look forward to the receipt of any comments you may have within 21 days of the date of this letter. A copy of the amended plans may also be inspected during normal office hours at the Planning Office, Cecil Street, Margate. Please note that unless specifically requested otherwise, any comments which you submit concerning this application may be forwarded to the applicant and to the Department of the Environment in the event of an appeal being lodged, should this amendment not be permitted. Yours faithfully ~ ~ .Thanet District Council LONDON MANSTON AIRPORT -CARGO OPERATION BackgroundOn 1 June 2000, Thanet District Council granted permission for new taxiways and aprons adjacent to the passenger terminal and cargo area. The size of the cargo apron would be approximately 150m by 300m, with a capacity to accommodate up to SDC8 aircraft. In addition to the upgrading of 1he cargo apron around the western cargo shed, the permission included the construction of a new hangar adjacent to the cargo apron. The hangar would have a length and width of approximately 53m and a height of 12m with a small section of the building being 18m high in order to accommodate the tail fin of an aircraft. Overall, the application assumed the creation of an additional 30 jobs, with an additional 10 cars, 10 light goods vehicles, 9 HGVs and 6 coaches/buses visiting the site per day. It is in respect of the hangar that this application for an amendment to the planning permission refers. Airport Development When the planning application was submitted, it was the intention that the hangar be used for aircraft maintenance purposes. Since then, the Wiggins Group, as owners of the airport, have published a strategic master plan that indicates how the Airport is envisaged to develop over a period of 5, 10 and 15 years. It also provides a framework within which coherent planning can take place. The master plan identifies the need for additional warehousing facilities to facilitate the growth in cargo traffic from the current level of some 35,000 tonnes to an annual rate of 70,000 tonnes by th( end of financial year 2002/03, a figure that is likely to be exceeded given the strength of demand being shown. The master plan also specifically identified the creation of hangar and aviation related facilities on land to the north of the B2050, commonly referred to as the Northern Grass. Business Case In order to maintain and enhance the Airport's ability to manage the throughput of freight traffic the immediate priority is to construct a warehouse on the site originally identified for the hangar. The function of the warehouse will be to break down and make up cargo pallets in order to facilitate re-distribution of cargo. The effect of this change will be to enable the collocation of current cargo handling operations on the western side of the Airport. That will make for a more efficient operation and enhance the attractiveness of the Airport to cargo operators. At the same time, it should result in a progressive increase in the number of employees dedicated to cargo operations in line with growth in traffic. Given the function of the warehouse, however, it is clear that in itself it will not be instrumental in materially raising the overall volume of road traffic to and from the airport. LONDON MANSTON AIRPORT INTERNAL MEMORANDUM To Alastair Robertson Airport Director
Truck movement required to carry the following tonnage. Figures based on each truck carrying 40 tonnes.
Aircraft lifts based on a DC8 carrying 38 tonnes.
Number of aircraft lifts based on a DC8 @ 38tonne x 50% & a 8747 @ 80 tonne x 50%. (Mean average of types of lift.)
Fuel Tanker deliveries to meet the following demands;
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