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Core Strategy OptionsThe appropriate transport package to serve the future development aspirations for the airportand its surrounding area.Development options for Bournemouth Airport.7.6 Options set out in this section have been established following responses received to the CoreStrategy issues and options consultation (March – May 2008) and informed by the evidence base.For further detail concerning the development of options in this chapter please refer to theBournemouth Airport Key Issue Paper.Bournemouth AirportRules, Regulations and AdviceAirport Growth7.7 NationalGovernment policy on airports is set out in the Future of Air Transport White Paper 2003, asconfirmed by the 2006 Progress Report. Government Policy supports the growth of regionalairports because of the benefits to passengers and the economy and to relieve pressure oncongested airports in the South East. Additional capacity at the airport is supported in thecontext of minimising impacts on environmentally sensitive and providing improvements tosurface access.The Government’s Future of Air Transport White Paper set out the context for the growth ofBournemouth Airport and envisaged growth in the region of 3 – 4 million passengers by 2030.In response to the Future of Air Transport White Paper, Bournemouth Airport prepared a masterplan to set out how the airport can accommodate projected levels of growth up to 2030 identifiedin the White Paper.Biodiversity and Geological Conservation7.8 NationalThe Airport site as a whole adjoins and abuts several international, national and locallydesignated sites of nature conservation importance. The New Forest National Park liesapproximately 5.4km (3.5 miles to the east of the Airport).The form and location of development should take a strategic approach to the conservation,enhancement and restoration of biodiversity and geology.As part of the process of preparing the Core Strategy we are required to undertake anAppropriate Assessment (AA) of proposed development options. This assesses the impactsof a land use plan against the conservation objectives of a European nature conservation site.Where significant effects are identified, alternatives should be examined to avoid any potentiallydamaging effects.7.9 LocalDevelopment proposals at the Airport must consider the impact on the New Forest NationalPark in respect of the impacts on the purposes of designation of the Park.The Christchurch Community Plan identifies the need to protect and preserve wildlife andnatural habitats.Climate Change7.10 NationalCore Strategy Options September 29th, 2010 Christchurch and East Dorset Council Meetings111