Airport Master Pla to 2030 April 2011
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Cotets 1 Foreword 3 1. Itroductio 7 2. Visio ad Objectives 13 3. Robi Hood Airport Docaster Sheffield Today 21 4. Natioal, Regioal ad Local Policy Cotext 45 5. Directios Fiigley 79 6. Forecasts for Future Growth to 2016 ad 2030 83 7. Assessmet of Developmet Optios 101 8. The Airport Phased Growth to 2016 ad 2030 123 9. Surface Access 139 10. Ecoomic ad Social Cosideratios 161 11. Evirometal Cosideratios 175 12. Safeguardig, Risk Assessmet ad Compesatio Issues 229 13. Sustaiability Appraisal 233 14. Glossary 243 15. Plas * Pla 1 - Airport Locatio * Pla 2 - Woodlad Structure * Pla 3 - Local Likages * Pla 4 - Evirometal Cotext * Pla 5 - Master Pla 2016 * Pla 6 - Master Pla 2030 * Pla 7 - Lad Use Pla * Pla 8 - Ladscape Framework
2 List of Figures 3.1 Regioal Accessibility 20 3.2 North Europea Trade Axis 22 3.3 Scheduled Services Route Map 31 3.4 Charter Services Route Map 32 6.1 Forecast Passeger Traffic by Segmet 89 6.2 World Air Freight Market accordig to Boeig 92 7.1 Expasio of the Termial 103 7.2 Car Parkig ad Iteral Circulatio Optios 106 7.3 Cotrol Tower Optios 110 7.4 Safeguard Lad for Airport Ifrastructure Developmet 112 7.5 Ladig Lights Area 112 7.6 Aircraft Display Area 114 7.7 Cargo Hadlig Facility Optios 116 7.8 Geeral ad Busiess Aviatio Facility Optios 117 7.9 Hotel Developmet Optios 118 7.10 Busiess Park Developmet Optios 120 7.11 Residetial Developmet Optios 121 9.1 Rail Network Map 143 9.2 Quality Bus Corridor 143 9.3 Bus Network Map 146 9.4 Airport Arrow Passeger Growth 148 9.5 Proposed Statio Pla 148 9.6 Fiigley ad Rossigto Regeeratio Route Scheme ad Airport Access Route 158 10.1 Key Sectors for the Growth of the Sheffield City Regio liked to Air Itesive Sub-Sectors 164 10.2 Locatio of Workers at RHADS, Jauary 2007 166 11.1 Mothly Measured Noise Levels at the Bawtry Noise Moitor 177 11.2 Output from the RHADS NM&TKS. Departure to the North West 179 11.3 Output from the RHADS NM&TKS. Arrival from the North 181 11.4 RHADS Noise Cotours 2007 183 11.5 RHADS Predicted Daytime Noise Cotours 2016 184 11.6 RHADS Compariso of Daytime Noise Cotours i 2007, 2014 (ES) ad 2016 186 11.7 Noise Assessmet Locatios 187 11.8 RHADS Night-time Noise Cotour 2007 193 11.9 RHADS Predicted Night-time Noise Cotour 2016 194 11.10 RHADS Compariso of Night-time Noise Cotours i 2007, 2014 (ES) ad 2016 195 11.11 Air Quality Moitorig Locatios 203 11.12 Measured vs Modelled Nitroge Dioxide Cocetratios i 2007 (µg/m 3 ) 205 List of Tables 2.1 Route Developmet Priorities 15 2.2 Cargo Developmet Markets 16 6.1 Aircraft Movemets as phased i the Plaig Permissio for the Redevelopmet of Fiigley Airfield as a Commercial Airport 86 6.2 Traffic Performace to Date i respect of Passeger Throughput ad ATMs 87 6.3 Forecast Cargo Traffic by Segmet 94 6.4 World Leadig Airports for Cargo Throughput 2006 96 6.5 World Leadig Airports for Cargo Growth 2006 96 6.6 Forecast of Future ATMs ad Aircraft Movemets by Sector 98 6.7 Distributio (B8) Buildigs i Yorkshire ad the Humber 2005 99 7.1 Apro Stad Numbers 108 8.1 Phasig of Developmet 135 9.1 Air Passeger Joureys: Modal Split 149 9.2 Recet Modal Splits at Regioal Airports 150 9.3 2005 Employee Modal Split 150 9.4 Idicative Future Modal Split Targets 151 9.5 Idicative Future Parkig Provisio 153 9.6 Forecast Busy Day Passeger Travel Volumes 154 9.7 Airport Employee Travel Volumes 154 10.1 Employmet Levels Robi Hood Airport, Jauary 2007 165 10.2 Employmet Chage, 1998-2005 167 10.3 Idices of Multiple Deprivatio, 2007 168 10.4 Headlie Gross Value Added (GVA) per head (UK = 100) 169 10.5 Potetial Employmet Effects of Robi Hood Airport 2016 (bouded estimates) 171 11.1 PPG24 Guidace With Regard to Airbore Aircraft Noise (Daytime) 180 11.2 Subjective Importace of Chages i Noise Level 185 11.3 Compariso of Cotour Areas (57 db LAeq, 16h) 189 11.4 Populatio Sigificace Categories uder the 57 db LAeq, 16h Cotour 189 11.5 Future Populatios that may be Exposed to Noise from UK Airports 190 11.6 Compariso of Cotour Areas (55 db LAeq, 8h) 196 11.7 Summary of Measured Existig Aual Mea Nitroge Dioxide Cocetratios (µg/m 3 ) 203 11.8 Quality of Lad Affected by the Master Pla Proposals 217
D R A F T M A S T E R P L A N 2 0 3 0 Foreword 3 Whe Robi Hood Airport Docaster Sheffield (RHADS) commeced commercial flights o 28 April 2005, it was the first day of the ew era of aviatio o the site of the former Royal Air Force Fiigley. I fact, the site ca be liked with aviatio sice before the outbreak of the First World War ad before the formatio of the Royal Air Force, so the sight of aircraft aroud the skies of South Yorkshire was by o meas a uusual pheomeo. RAF Fiigley had a reowed record of service to the atio i keepig with its motto USQUE AD COELUM FINES - To the Furthest Reaches of the Skies. The last military air base of equivalet size to that of Fiigley to be coverted to a commercial airport ad licesed by the UK Civil Aviatio Authority (CAA) was Stasted i 1949. I the iterveig time, the world has moved o ad we live today i a society that requires markedly differet stadards i all maer of day-to-day busiess activities. Thus, whe the airbase became surplus to RAF requiremets, the potetial of the site to further regeeratio i the regio was widely recogised - iteratioal coectivity is key to success i today s global ecoomy. aviatio related busiess space, leisure ad hotel facilities ad also 120 ew houses to complemet the former RAF housig. The project was therefore always more tha just a Airport - it was wedded with the creatio of a viable commuity. The scheme was approved by the Office of the Deputy Prime Miister o 3 April 2003 followig a Public Iquiry which ra for six moths ad gave detailed cosideratio to a wide rage of issues, icludig evirometal effects. Recostructio started i earest i February 2004, just 14 moths prior to the commecemet of operatios. Workig together may groups ad idividuals rose to the task of meetig this deadlie ad, with the iclusio of Europea Regioal Developmet Fudig from the EU Objective Oe programme, helped create a Airport ad Busiess Park capable of sustaied growth over the ext 25 years. Throughout the time of costructio, through to the preset, the operatig compay Docaster Sheffield Airport Ltd (DSAL) has remaied focussed o beig a good eighbour ad cotiues to work closely with Docaster Metropolita Borough Coucil (DMBC), local parishes ad those commuities affected by the Airport s activities. This has bee a sigificat stregth which the Airport recogises it has to work to maitai. The plaig applicatio to redevelop the site submitted o 1 November 1999 outlied the works ecessary to operate a commercial airport capable of hadlig passeger aircraft, freighter aircraft ad geeral ad busiess aviatio types ad predicted growth for the first fiftee years of operatio to 2014. The airbase site would also see the creatio of a busiess park that icluded geeral employmet ad Sice opeig, RHADS growth has bee uprecedeted. The aual rollig throughput is ow over oe millio passegers per aum which compares with may other UK regioal airports that have bee operatig for decades. The jewel i RHADS crow is the ruway, which is of a legth ad width that gives today s moder trasport aircraft global reach. RHADS is truly a iteratioal gateway ito ad from the UK through the Yorkshire ad Humber Regio ad, whilst the Regio is justifiably proud of havig such a airport o its door-step, RHADS should be regarded as a UK atioal asset. The Airport offers busiess ad leisure travellers access to approximately 50 destiatios i almost 30 coutries. As the route structure grows ad awareess of the Airport broades, so there is a icrease i iboud busiess ad leisure visitors which will provide a welcome boost
D R A F T M A S T E R P L A N 2 0 3 0 4 to the regio s travel, tourism ad leisure idustries. As a regioal asset, RHADS cotiues to be a catalyst for iward ivestmet which is importat to the Regio s regeeratio ad cosequetly the ecoomic ad social beefits that come from a stregtheed busiess base. I December 2003, The Future of Air Trasport White Paper published by the Departmet for Trasport (DfT) set out the Govermet s sustaiable log-term strategy for the developmet of air travel out to 2030 ad demostrated the essetial role that aviatio plays i the ecoomy ad the coutry s cotiued prosperity. I October 2007, the Govermet published Towards a Sustaiable Trasport System - Supportig Ecoomic Growth i a Low Carbo World. This drew upo the importat issues highlighted i the Ster Review of the Ecoomics of Climate Chage ad the Eddigto Trasport Study, which, together, demostrated the eed for a strog aviatio idustry (withi the overall trasports eeds of the UK), whilst makig the poit that sustaiable ecoomic growth across all busiess sectors requires recogitio of collective evirometal resposibilities. The Future of Air Trasport White Paper ivited 30 of the major UK airports (icludig RHADS) to prepare Master Plas that would iform the plaig process ad, most importatly, provide a mechaism for local commuities to egage with the Airport o its future developmet. Although airport Master Plas are ot statutory documets, the DfT did provide guidace o their preparatio ad the rage of topics for iclusio which should cover effects o the local eviromet, social issues, ecoomic impact ad surface access. If there is oe issue that has a major ifluece upo UK busiess geerally ad trasport specifically, it is sustaiability. The Airport Operators Associatio (AOA), with other air idustry stakeholders, has produced A Strategy towards Sustaiable Developmet of UK Aviatio to address the challeges outlied i the air trasport White Paper. The publicatio demostrated how the idustry is workig with Govermet to create a log-term strategy that balaces the eeds of the eviromet with ecoomic growth ad social resposibility. The Peel Airports Group (of which RHADS is a part) is a sigatory to the documet. I preparig this Master Pla, the Airport sought the views of those with a iterest i the growth of RHADS
D R A F T M A S T E R P L A N 2 0 3 0 5 icludig local commuities, busiess iterests, tourism ad regeeratio agecies ad represetatives of local ad regioal govermet. Amogst the key stakeholders whose views were sought were the Airport Cosultative Commitee ad Chambers of Commerce. I October 2008, the Airport embarked o its largest o ever public cosultatio exercise over a twelve week period. A series of cosultatio evets were held across the sub-regio to publicise ad seek commet upo the draft Master Pla. Over 2,000 resposes were received. All the commets received were aalysed ad the results published i a Iterim Cosultatio Report i May 2009. Details of these commets, ad the Airport s respose to them, are set bee made to may other parts of the Master Pla; e.g. to reflect chages i plaig policies that will eed to be take ito accout of i ay future plaig applicatios for sigificat proposals. It is clearly importat for the Airport to cotiue its dialogue with local people ad others with a iterest i the developmet of RHADS. I this way it will be able to keep local commuities iformed of its future plas. The Master Pla will ow be submitted to the DfT, together with the reports o the public cosultatio exercise ad Sustaiability Appraisal. It is hoped that the Master Pla will give all those with a iterest i RHADS a commo uderstadig of its log-term aspiratios ad future developmet eeds. It will be subject to review every five years i accordace with DfT advice ad further public cosultatio each time. Copies of the Master Pla are available to dowload from the RHADS website www.robihoodairport.com or available i hard copy by writig to: out i the public cosultatio report published alogside this Master Pla. Robi Hood Airport Docaster Sheffield Heyford House First Aveue Docaster DN9 3RH The Airport was very pleased with the outcome, which demostrated a broad measure of support for the proposals. icludig from Docaster Metropolita Borough Coucil, particularly for the ecoomic regeeratio beefits they would brig. However, this support is cotiget upo the Airport cotiuig to address evirometal impacts, especially oise, experieced by those livig closest to the ruway. Mike Morto Airport Director Robi Hood Airport, Docaster, Sheffield While o chages have bee made to ay of the preferred developmet optios, amedmets have
1. Itroductio 7 Why Prepare A Master Pla? 1.1 Air travel is essetial to the UK ecoomy ad to our cotiued prosperity. The last 30 years has see a five-fold growth i air travel: ideed, half the UK populatio ow flies at least oce a year ad may fly more ofte tha that. Natioally, demad for air travel is projected to be betwee two ad three times curret levels by 2030. 1.2 The Govermet s White Paper, The Future of Air Trasport DfT (2003) (the White Paper) establishes a strategic framework for the sustaiable developmet of airport capacity i the UK to 2030 i the cotext of wider developmets i air trasport; ad sets out the coclusios of the Govermet o the case for future expasio at airports across the coutry. The White Paper does ot of itself authorise or preclude ay particular developmet, but sets out policies that will iform ad guide the cosideratio of specific plaig applicatios brought forward by airport operators. It requires idividual airports to prepare ad publish Master Plas for their growth ad developmet over this period. 1.3 The Govermet has sice published a report 1 o progress made i implemetig the policies ad proposals i the White Paper. The report reaffirms the Govermet s commitmet to the strategy set out i the White Paper, that is, support for the developmet of the aviatio sector across the UK, maily through makig the best use of existig capacity, ad esurig where additioal capacity is required its provisio is i lie with its evirometal obligatios. 1.4 This Master Pla sets out the developmet proposals to 2030 for Robi Hood Airport Docaster Sheffield (RHADS) i accordace with advice from the DfT o the preparatio of master plas 2. The draft of this Master Pla has bee cosulted upo widely with the local commuity, local authorities i the viciity, busiesses ad eviromet agecies ad orgaisatios. All the commets received have bee take ito accout i the preparatio of this fial versio of the Master Pla. A separate report o the cosultatio exercise is published alogside the Master Pla. The Natioal Importace of Air Trasport 1.5 The White Paper recogises that airports ad air services play a key role i the UK s ecoomy. Research udertake by York Aviatio o behalf of the Airport Operators Associatio (AOA) 3 highlights this importace, ad a report by the Air Trasport Aviatio Group (ATAG) 4 places these issues i their iteratioal cotext. 1.6 York Aviatio cocluded that the atio s airports: support the UK s positio as oe of the leadig global ecoomies; facilitate the growth of the UK tourism sector; provide a buildig block for future ecoomic developmet strategies; provide accessibility to all areas of the coutry; offer opportuities for travel for UK residets; ad provide employmet ad prosperity. 1.7 York Aviatio oted the global ature of the UK ecoomy ad foud that i 2004 the UK s export of goods ad services were valued at 290 billio; imports were valued at 328 billio; foreig direct ivestmet i UK stock was valued at 398 billio ad UK direct ivestmet 1 The Future of Air Trasport Progress Report, Departmet for Trasport (2006). 2 Guidace o the Preparatio of Airport Master Plas, Departmet for Trasport (2004). 3 The Ecoomic ad Social Impacts of Airports Airport Operators Associatio (2005). 4 The Ecoomic ad Social Beefits of Air Trasport, Air Trasport Actio Group (2005).
8 overseas was valued at 722 billio. Airports play a vital role i facilitatig this activity ad i makig the UK a more attractive place i which to ivest ad do busiess. 1.8 Airports also play a vital role i less direct ways. I 2004, the tourism sector employed aroud 1.4 millio people, which is aroud 5% of total employmet, ad aroud 28 millio people visited the UK, spedig some 13 billio. These visitors accouted for aroud 85% of tourism expediture ad 70% of them arrived by air. 1.9 York Aviatio estimates that air trasport directly supports aroud 185,900 jobs ad cotributes about 11.2 billio of gross value added (GVA). Takig ito accout idirect ad iduced effects, this rises to 580,000 jobs ad 22.2 billio of GVA. York Aviatio estimates that if UK airports are able to grow to meet their full potetial, by 2015 the idustry will support aroud 672,000 jobs ad 32.1 billio of GVA. eeds, thereby cotributig to improved livig stadards. 5 Robi Hood Airport Docaster Sheffield as Ecoomic Driver 1.12 The White Paper s objectives for the sustaiable growth of regioal airports are iteded to esure that the ecoomic ad social beefits that airports deliver are spread throughout the UK. This is particularly importat i the cotext of South Yorkshire, which has lagged behid may parts of the Europea Uio (EU) i terms of ecoomic performace ad has experieced widespread ecoomic ad social deprivatio. As a cosequece, it received support from the EU through regioal assistace (Objective Oe). 1.13 The Airport is a pricipal gateway ito the Regio ad is egaged i workig with the regioal ad sub-regioal delivery orgaisatios, 1.10 The atioal strategy set out i the White Paper supports the geeratio of this ecoomic beefit for the atioal ecoomy. Importatly, it seeks to spread these beefits to the regios, both as a meas of reducig the pressure o the South East s airports, as well as maximisig the opportuity for ecoomic growth i the regios to facilitate a reductio i regioal disparities. 1.11 ATAG recogises the major role that air trasport plays i the developmet of a globalised ecoomy: Oe of air trasport s most importat ecoomic beefits is its spi-off effect o iteratioal trade Air trasport is a importat trade facilitator. It icreases the global reach of compaies, eables them to get products to market more quickly ad allows them to be more resposive to customer the busiess commuity ad Chambers of Commerce to maximise the ecoomic beefits it will brig. 1.14 The Airport is also a key gateway for visitors ad for may will be their first experiece of the area. Iteratioal iboud tourism is a major growth sector ad will become icreasigly so. For the residets of the Regio risig stadards of livig ad techological progress have opeed up the potetial of travel ad cost 5 ibid, page 14.
9 efficiecies ad competitio i the aviatio idustry have made air travel accessible to may more people. 1.15 The sigificace of aviatio i the drive to develop a kowledge based ecoomy i the UK has bee recogised by the Govermet i the report: State of the Eglish Cities : The growig importace of the iteratioal ecoomy, ad the eed for face-to-face commuicatios whe makig sigificat decisios, meas that air travel makes a critical cotributio to the coectivity of iteratioal odes i kowledge based ecoomies. 6 1.16 The report ackowledges that whilst some regioal airports have icreased their iteratioal coectivity, there is still some way to go before the balace betwee the regioal airports ad those i the South East is more appropriate to meetig the eeds of the regios. 1.17 The Airport s role as a ecoomic driver assumes eve greater sigificace because of its locatio withi a area of particular eed for regeeratio. Settlemets aroud the Airport such as Rossigto ad Armthorpe are amogst the most deprived parts of the UK 7 where, otwithstadig the cosiderable recet progress, employmet levels, icome, educatioal attaimet ad busiess success remai sigificatly lower tha atioal ad regioal averages. The Airport has already made a importat cotributio, creatig jobs ad attractig ivestmet. 1.19 The Airport is located closely to both Nottighamshire ad Licolshire. The former Norther Coalfields area of Nottighamshire is oe of idetified ecoomic eed ad Licolshire experieces rural deprivatio. The Airport has a importat role to play i their regeeratio. 1.20 The State of the Eglish Cities report recogised that the expasio of regioal airports should maitai the ecoomic status of their associated urba cetres. 8 The Sheffield City Regio Developmet Programme published i 2006 idetified the potetial for growth withi South Yorkshire ad associated areas i the North Midlads related to their uderlyig itercoectedess. Oe of the five Key Ecoomic Drivers idetified is the Airport. 1.21 The ecoomic parterships have oversee some cosiderable success over the last few years as the ecoomy has grow ad diversified. However, whilst the process of restructurig of the ecoomy is uderway, the comparative positio of the Sub Regio is ot as good as some other core cities. The sustaied growth of the Airport will esure that it remais a key driver i the reaissace of the Sheffield City Regio. 1.18 I additio, particular progress has bee made i respect of recruitmet ad traiig through the establishmet of Directios Fiigley ad the Aviatio Academy, established by Yorkshire Forward (see Chapter 5). By March 2007 it had assisted more tha 750 people to fid jobs i the aviatio sector. 6 State of the Eglish Cities: A Research Study, Office of the Deputy Prime Miister (2006), para. 4.3.16. 7 As measured usig the Idices of Multiple Deprivatio (IMD) - see Chapter 10. 8 State of the Eglish Cities: A Research Study, Office of the Deputy Prime Miister (2006), para. 10.5.24.
10 1.22 It is importat to ote i this Itroductio the importat ad sigificat cotributio both to the developmet of the Airport ad the associated Busiess Park of the South Yorkshire Objective Oe Programme maaged by Reaissace South Yorkshire ad Yorkshire Forward. Without this fudig ad also the support of the Europea Ivestmet Bak, the Airport would ot have bee realised i its curret form. Time Frame 1.23 This Master Pla sets out the Airport s plas for growth over the ext 20 years. I accordace with the DfT s guidace, it cosiders proposed developmet to 2016 i detail ad to 2030 i more geeral lad use terms. Preparatio of the Master Pla 1.24 Preparatio of this Master Pla was oversee by a Steerig Group, which comprised represetatives of key stakeholders, icludig regioal ad local govermet, trasport authorities ad regeeratio agecies. This process was importat to esure that proper accout was take of existig ad emergig policies at the atioal ad local level. The Master Pla ad its cosultatio report is accompaied by the Airport Surface Access Strategy (see Chapter 9) ad a Sustaiability Appraisal (see Chapter 13). 1.25 I additio to cosultatio with the Steerig Group, the Airport has held discussios with idividual stakeholders ad the Departmet for Trasport (DfT). Regular updates have also bee provided to the Airport Cosultative Committee, which comprises represetatives of the local commuities, local coucils, Airport user groups ad airlies, ad to the Airport Trasport Forum (see Chapter 9). Peel Group of Compaies 1.26 The Airport is owed by Docaster Sheffield Airport Ltd (DSAL), which is a subsidiary of Peel Airports Ltd. Other airports withi the Peel Airports Group iclude Durham Tees Valley Airport i the North East ad Liverpool Joh Leo Airport i the North West. Vacouver Airport Services acquired a 65% share i Peel Airports Ltd i Jue 2010. The Peel Group retai a 35% ivestmet. 1.27 I additio to the Airport, Peel Lad ad Property (Peel Ivestmets (North) Ltd) has Robi Hood Airport Master Pla Steerig Group Govermet Office for Yorkshire ad Humber Yorkshire Forward Reaissace South Yorkshire East Midlads Developmet Agecy Alliace SSP (North Nottighamshire) Highways Agecy Network Rail Docaster Metropolita Borough Coucil Barsley Metropolita Borough Coucil Rotherham Metropolita Borough Coucil Sheffield City Coucil Nottighamshire Couty Coucil Bassetlaw District Coucil Licolshire Couty Coucil North Licolshire Coucil Yorkshire ad Humber Regioal Assembly East Midlads Regioal Assembly South Yorkshire Passeger Trasport Authority
11 made sigificat ivestmets i the Busiess Parks o the site. These will provide commercial mixed office, idustrial, warehousig ad leisure accommodatio. The Master Pla ad the Plaig Process 1.28 This Master Pla is ot a applicatio for plaig permissio ad will ot of itself grat approval for ay works. Developmet at the Airport will remai subject to the ormal requiremets for plaig permissio 10. Developmets, such as extedig the ruway, icreasig the floor space of the termial, or provisio of a hotel, would require plaig permissio. 1.29 This Master Pla provides a framework for settig out the Airport s aspiratios, icludig for the medium ad log term, ad will assist i iformig the cosideratio of proposals ad plaig applicatios made as ad whe ecessary. It is the itetio of the Airport to submit appropriate plaig applicatios whe all the circumstaces are right, which will ecompass the mai proposals to accommodate future Airport growth. They will be subject to full ad appropriate appraisal, icludig i respect of the Tow ad Coutry Plaig (Evirometal Impact Assessmet) Regulatios 1999. 10 The Airport (i commo with other airport operators) is able to udertake certai developmets without the eed for specific plaig permissio, although i some cases oly followig cosultatio with the local plaig authority. These works are called Permitted Developmet. The scope of Permitted Developmet is set out i Part 18 of Schedule 2 to the Tow ad Coutry Plaig (Geeral Permitted Developmet) Order 1995. Such developmet must usually be o operatioal lad ad relate to the provisio of airport services ad facilities.
12 Structure of the Master Pla 1.30 I accordace with the DfT s guidace o the cotet of Master Plas, the remaider of this documet adopts the followig structure: 2 Visio ad Objectives 3 Robi Hood Airport Docaster Sheffield Today A descriptio of the curret Airport, its operatios ad relatioship to the local commuity. 4 Natioal, Regioal ad Local Policy Cotext A summary of relevat statutory policy framework ad regulatory cotrols, which ifluece the Master Pla. 5 Directios Fiigley Descriptio of the o-site traiig, recruitmet ad educatio iitiatives, icludig the Aviatio Academy. 6 Forecasts for Future Growth to 2016 ad 2030 Forecasts of future passeger, cargo ad geeral ad busiess aviatio activity, icludig cosideratio of sectoral growth ad ew markets. 7 Assessmet of Developmet Optios A summary of the mai alteratives for developmet ad buildig/ ifrastructure provisio. 8 The Airport: Phased Growth to 2016 ad 2030 Idetifyig the mai requiremets for ew ad improved buildigs/ifrastructure ad the dispositio of lad uses, icludig employmet ad housig. 9 Surface Access Proposals for achievig sustaiable access to ad from the Airport by all modes, icludig public trasport. 10 Ecoomic ad Social Cosideratios What the proposals mea for local people, commuities, busiesses ad the regioal ecoomy. 11 Evirometal Cosideratios The mai likely effects of the proposals o the huma ad atural eviromet ad measures to mitigate ay adverse impacts. 12 Safeguardig, Risk Assessmet ad Compesatio Issues Issues related to the likely lad take of the proposals ad implicatios for aerodrome safeguardig. 13 Sustaiability Appraisal A overview of the Master Pla agaist sustaiability criteria. 14 Glossary A Glossary of Terms ad Abbreviatios is provided at the back of the Master Pla to aid uderstadig of techical ad aviatio terms. 15 Plas * Pla 1 - Airport Locatio * Pla 2 - Woodlad Structure * Pla 3 - Local Likages * Pla 4 - Evirometal Cotext * Pla 5 - Master Pla 2016 * Pla 6 - Master Pla 2030 * Pla 7 - Lad Use Pla * Pla 8 - Ladscape Framework
2. Visio ad Objectives 13 Robi Hood Airport Visio Statemet 2.1 The Airport s Visio Statemet reads: Robi Hood Airport is a iteratioal gateway to Yorkshire ad the Humber, Nottighamshire ad Licolshire, providig a global reach for leisure, busiess ad freight customers with quality travel products at affordable, value for moey prices. Robi Hood Airport aims to be a good eighbour - ad is workig with parters, icludig the local commuity, to esure aviatio services ad associated employmet developmet meet sustaiability criteria, ca be easily accessed ad drives the regeeratio of the ecoomy of Sheffield City Regio ad adjoiig areas. Airport Master Pla Objectives 2.2 I support of this Visio, the Objectives for the Master Pla are to: accommodate the predicted future growth i air passegers to maximise the potetial of the Airport as a ecoomic driver i support of the regeeratio of Docaster ad the wider Regio; provide a exceptioal ad high quality passeger experiece for both the leisure ad busiess traveller; provide iteratioal Log Haul travel opportuities for Yorkshire ad the East Midlads sub-regios, reducig the eed for passegers to travel log distaces to other airports, pricipally i the South East; become a strategic trashipmet hub for cargo with rail accessibility; provide a Airport that is accessible to all through a itegrated Airport Surface Access Strategy, icludig the ehacemet of public trasport ad the delivery of the Fiigley ad Rossigto Regeeratio Route Scheme, likig the Airport to commuities i eed of regeeratio; implemet a Evirometal Maagemet Strategy to cotiually improve the Airport s evirometal performace, icludig addressig the potetial effects of aviatio o climate chage; protect ad ehace the site for ecological ad cultural beefit ad to provide a framework for desig ad ladscape quality; use iovatio to miimise oise ad air quality impacts ad to miimise pollutio of the water eviromet; provide ew housig to meet local eeds ad associated commuity provisio i the viciity, particularly Auckley/Hayfield Gree; provide high quality busiess developmets to boost the local ecoomy ad support local ad regioal supply chais; ecourage strog liks with local commuities, busiess ad users through the Airport Cosultative Committee; attract iward ivestmet to the area to create a variety of skilled ad uskilled jobs, both directly ad idirectly related to aviatio ad to work with parters, icludig Directios Fiigley ad the Aviatio Academy, to ehace traiig opportuities i aviatio skills; maitai a vibrat ad profitable busiess as a stable basis for ogoig ivestmet i order that the cotiuig developmet of the Airport is feasible ad ca be fuded; uphold the highest possible safety stadards i accordace with the Civil Aviatio Authority requiremets ad maitai the security ad safety of passegers ad staff; set out the medium ad log term growth plas of the Airport i order that these ca be take ito accout by Local Authorities i preparig their spatial, ecoomic ad trasport plas. Passeger Services 2.3 Robi Hood Airport opeed to commercial traffic o 28 April 2005. Withi 60 weeks of
14 opeig, it had hadled over 1 millio passegers. For a ew airport, this has bee a sigificat achievemet. I that time, about 50 routes have bee established, both Short Haul to Europe by Low Cost Scheduled ad Charter operators, ad also Log Haul to the Americas, where a iche cruise market has bee developed. 2.4 Major airlies Thomso Airways, easyjet, Ryaair, Flybe, Wizz Air ad Aer Ligus Regioal have flow from the Airport. The Airport s first commercial flight was made by a Thomso Boeig 737 to Palma i April 2005 ad Thomso cotiue to be a lead parter. Flybe ad Wizz Air lauched services i 2006, Flybe to Belfast (ad later Jersey) ad Wizz Air fly to a rage of Polish cities. 2.5 Ievitably for a ew airport, the market ad itelligece about the market is developig ad this meas that there will be chages to airlies route structures, with some routes beig withdraw or substituted. However, the Airport is committed to workig with operators ad the busiess commuity i developig ew routes ad cosolidatig existig routes. As a cosequece, a rage of future growth scearios are possible ad the Airport eeds to be able to adjust to these as it grows. Hece the Master Pla eeds to be flexible ad resposive. 2.6 All curret airlie operators at RHADS offer potetial for future growth i a variety of market sectors. The Airport has a umber of priorities i terms of route developmet for the comig years ad will look to develop busiess that will serve both the curret eeds of the regio ad ecourage further airlie ivestmet. These route developmet priorities are set out i Table 2.1 2.7 The log Ruway at RHADS, the logest i the North of Eglad after Machester Airport, offers a rare opportuity to develop Log Haul
15 Table 2.1: Route Developmet Priorities Domestic Services Hub Feeder Service Low Cost Regioal Europea Cities Charter Log Haul Opportuity to add to the services offered by Flybe ad icrease the rage of high frequecy liks to the UK regios. A major priority is to attract a high frequecy route to a major Europea Hub, which ca provide global coectivity - i.e. Amsterdam, Brussels, Frakfurt, Muich or Paris. Buildig o the established relatioship with Wizz Air, the itetio is to provide a rage of sustaaible services to Europea City ad Su destiatios. The Sheffield City Regio remais uderserved by routes to Europea busiess destiatios such as Paris, Brussels, Germay. The success of Thomso Holidays at RHADS, proves huge demad for the traditioal summer holiday to short ad mid haul destiatios. RHADS s log haul capabilities mea Log Haul traffic is a area of log term growth opportuity for both Scheduled ad Charter routes. Markets with developmet potetial iclude Asia, North America ad The Gulf States. services. Give the cosiderable expasio i the tradig ecoomies of Chia ad Idia ad the ogoig developmet of itermediate hubs i the Middle East, such as Dubai, the ability to access these powerful ecoomies of the future will be crucial to the ecoomic growth of the Regio. 2.8 This Master Pla sets out the plas ad proposals for accommodatig the future growth of the Airport. Wider afield, the developmet of RHADS will brig potetial ecoomic ad trasport beefits to the orther part of Licolshire Couty icludig Licol ad Gaisborough (the latter icludig a New Growth Poit, Gratham-Newark). The Airport has carried out projectios which show traffic icreasig from the 1.1 millio passegers per aum (mppa) hadled i 2007 to betwee 4.4 mppa ad 6.6 mppa i 2016 ad 7.2 mppa ad 10.8 mppa i 2030. Such growth ca be largely accommodated by the curret facilities to 2016 with a extesio to the termial, with more extesive improvemets required to 2030. The provisio ad phasig of the associated ifrastructure requiremets, both o-site ad off-site, are set out i Chapter 8. 2.9 The beefits to local people ad busiesses of beig able to travel abroad from a thrivig regioal airport are strog. For example, there is sigficat potetial for growth for local busiesses should a lik be established to Amsterdam. There are about 1500 iteratioal busiesses located i the Amsterdam area, icludig Royal Dutch Shell, Uiliver, Corus, ING ad Philips. The Radstad regio (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, De Hague) is the fourth largest ecoomic regio i the EU. Reciprocal beefits arise from iboud tourism, iteratioal trade ad iward ivestmet. New services offer the opportuities to develop trade liks ad coveiet iteratioal travel offers the ability to forge cultural ties, icludig for overseas studets to access South Yorkshire s world-class higher educatio facilities. Cargo Services 2.10 Sice opeig, there has bee a steady growth of the freight busiess. However, it is a sector with fewer operators where developig ew
16 patters of busiess are more difficult because they ivolve chagig support ifrastructure (such as warehouse buildigs for hadlig) or formig ew logistical chais. There is, therefore, a degree of iertia i the market. Cosequetly, growth at RHADS has bee less dyamic tha i the passeger sector, but prospects are good. aircraft, icludig heavy lift aircraft. Diverse loads have icluded pharmaceuticals, prit, costructio equipmet, vehicles ad stage equipmet to a rage of coutries, icludig Irelad, Switzerlad, Uited States, Uited Arab Emirates, Iraq, Nigeria, Zambia ad Sri Laka. The Airport has also hadled racehorses appearig at Docaster race meetigs. 2.11 The most footloose part of the market is ad hoc Charter. This sector has immediately idetified the excellece of the ifrastructure, ad that the cetral locatio of RHADS i the UK has particular advatages. The Ruway is able to accommodate all types of freighter 2.12 I the short term, RHADS is seekig to secure its first scheduled Itegrator freight service. There are three mai markets i which RHADS is pursuig busiess as set out i Table 2.2. 2.13 Forecasts show a potetial cargo throughput of 68,000 toes per aum (pa) by 2016 ad 125,000 toes pa by 2030. There are potetial opportuities goig forward for RHADS to secure the role of a Trashipmet Hub for a major Itegrator ad i such circumstaces, the throughput at 2030 could exceed 200,000 toes pa. Cogestio ad icreasig costs at established South East airports, such as Heathrow that curretly hadle much of UK cargo throughput, will also be a factor of growig importace. Almost 470,000 toes of cargo a year boud for the UK s 12 largest tradig parters i Asia ad the America origiates withi 100 miles of the Airport. 2.14 The likage with the Humber Ports is also a material factor. The syergies have bee recogised i the work beig carried out o Table 2.2: Cargo Developmet Markets Feeder New Start-Up Airlies New Etrats to the UK Market Relocatio of Existig Carriers withi the UK Market To attract a feeder service from express freight Itegrators to provide regular overight services ito the compaies mai Europea operatio hubs. Curretly large umbers of ew ad existig airlies are lookig to eter the UK market. These operatios are without the obvious relocatio costs that existig carriers will have to edure. To pursue carriers already operatig i the UK market - relatioships are beig built for the log term.
17 proposals for ports ad airports i the Regio to be see i the cotext of a Global Gateway 11. Accessibility from the M18, M180, A1(M) ad M62 will be importat i this respect. Ecoomic projectios recogise the substatial ad growig importace of the Idia sub-cotiet ad Chiese markets to the world ecoomy. I the medium ad log term, direct coectios to these markets will be vital for trade liks ad the movemet of goods. Developmet of Log Haul services for freight to these markets directly from Yorkshire represet a huge ecoomic opportuity. There are likely to be spi-off opportuities for freight related developmet i the viciity of RHADS. Busiess Developmet 2.15 The developmet of aviatio related busiess opportuities has bee ecouraged by the availability of adjacet lad for the developmet of premises ad a umber of schemes, icludig idustrial, warehousig ad offices comprisig almost 25,000 sq metres (sq m) of floor space, have commeced i the last few years. The proximity of the lad developmet opportuity is a rare atioal resource, which is attractive to those firms, that have particular requiremets for a Airport locatio. This Master Pla cosiders how such requiremets ca be catered for i the future ad how prospective lad requiremets ca be met. It looks, i particular, at the safeguardig of lad for future Cargo ad Busiess Aviatio uses to esure the ability to cater for their eeds is ot compromised. establishmets i the coutry, it has recetly established a role i traiig aviatio egieers i associatio with BAE system, oe of the most highly regarded firms i this sector. 2.17 Executive jet busiess, allied to Geeral ad Busiess Aviatio (GBA), ad test ad traiig activity, together with specialist military busiess, are all sectors catered for presetly, that will see future growth. There is also the ability to serve the Aero Club sector. Commuity Developmet 2.18 Throughout the plaig process for the developmet of the former RAF Fiigley site, good likages were established with the local commuity. It is importat for the Airport that these are retaied ad developed. 2.19 The redevelopmet was always about more tha just the Airport site. RAF Fiigley was a commuity i its ow right with housig, employmet, recreatio ad educatio facilities. It had its ow schools, shops ad sports fields. Some were shared with the local commuity. 2.16 RHADS has worked with the public sector i the developmet of traiig ad recruitmet. The early establishmet of Directios Fiigley i the old RAF Statio Headquarters (ow called Meteor House) esured that local commuities had the opportuity to secure employmet as the Airport was developed. The Aviatio Academy, oe of the fiest aviatio traiig 11 Hull ad Humber Ports City Regio Developmet Programme.
18 For example, the o-site Church (facig Hayfield Lae) was used by a Roma Catholic cogregatio ad they have remaied through the site developmet ad have recetly etered a lease for log term occupatio. The Fiigley Airbase Plaig Brief (see Chapter 4) retaied this wider perspective ad set out a framework for the redevelopmet of the whole site. The Plaig Applicatio for the Airport redevelopmet (see Chapter 4) did likewise ad icluded ew busiess space ad housig provisio alogside the aviatio aspects. 2.20 This holistic approach is somethig good plaig aspires to. It is also highly sustaiable. Whe the RAF developed the airfield, they built housig ad commuity provisio alogside. Whe the Plaig Applicatio was submitted, it icluded 120 housig uits (ow built or uder costructio) ad commuity provisio. This Master Pla adopts the same approach. This reflects the Guidace o the Preparatio of Airport Masterplas (DfT), which states that airports will wat to cosider reportig o the regioal ecoomic, housig ad employmet implicatios of the proposed developmet. 12 2.21 The Office of the Deputy Prime Miister i gratig plaig approval for the Airport re-developmet specifically commeted o the sustaiability of the site. To produce a Master Pla as if the trasport issues associated with airport growth could be isolated from ecoomic ad social aspects would be usoud. 2.22 This Master Pla therefore cosiders alogside aviatio growth the wider issues of housig ad commuity provisio related to the settlemet of Hayfield Gree/Auckley. I producig proposals with a time frame to 2030, it is importat it does so. 2.23 Surface access ca beefit from a holistic approach. RHADS itroduced ew routes for buses from the day of opeig ad has become a exemplar for public trasport provisio for a airport of its size. The developmet of services to the Docaster Iterchage / Docaster Statio has bee particularly ecouragig, as have those provided ito North Nottighamshire. Such likages take people to ad from the Airport, but they also provide excellet services for local commuities. 2.24 The Airport ad local use are therefore selfreiforcig i ecouragig public trasport provisio ad are ofte complemetary i terms of the differet times of day whe they are busy ad the directio of travel. This facilitates the ecoomics of provisio, both helpig the Airport develop services, ad providig the surroudig commuities with good accessibility to Docaster Tow Cetre. Evirometal Sustaiability 2.25 The Airport assigs a high priority to its evirometal resposibilities. It is a stakeholder i A Strategy Towards Sustaiable Developmet of UK Aviatio 13, which seeks to esure that the 12 Guidace o the Preparatio of Airport Master Plas, Departmet for Trasport (2004), para 48. 13 Published i Jue 2005 by Sustaiable Aviatio - a group of airlies, aviatio maufacturers, airports ad Natioal Air Traffic Service Ltd.
19 evirometal impacts of air travel are addressed. It also publishes a aual Corporate Social Resposibility Report, available o its website. 14 As part of plaed growth, this Master Pla sets out actios that will be take to esure that ay evirometal effects o those livig close to RHADS, local wildlife, ecology, ladscape ad cultural heritage are miimised through good desig ad by mitigatig or compesatig for ay residual impacts. I additio, the Airport has adopted a Evirometal Maagemet Strategy (EMS) that icludes a rage of policies ad operatig procedures that addresses issues such as oise, air quality ad water quality (see Chapter 11). 2.26 Evirometal impacts are also cotrolled via a legal agreemet (termed a Sectio 106 Agreemet) with Docaster Metropolita Borough Coucil (DMBC) related to the plaig permissio to develop the Airport. This agreemet sets out a series of obligatios o the Airport coverig air ad groud oise, water quality, air quality, waste maagemet, ladscape maagemet ad coservatio. I a umber of istaces, the Airport is required to moitor impacts ad publish its fidigs i associatio with the Airport Cosultative Committee (ACC). The Airport publishes a Aual Report, which is available o the Airport s website. 14 www.robihoodairport.com