Airport Masterplan 2035 LOW RES

Masterplan 2035
Planning Policy
5.24 Land was originally removed from the Green Belt to support
The National Planning Policy Framework (‘NPPF’) (2012)
expansion of the Airport in the Newcastle upon Tyne Unitary
5.21 The NPPF is the overarching national planning document
Development Plan (1999), which also safeguards our public
which sets out high level requirements for local
safety zones from development.
development plans and decision making. It is built on
5.25 The Core Strategy must meet the requirements set out in
the premise of an ‘assumption in favour of sustainable
the NPPF. The plan’s vision is for a more prosperous and
development’; a balance of economic, social, and
sustainable city, with one of the objectives being to increase
environmental considerations. However, it is stressed
economic performance and resilience. Policy CS5, focused
that significant weight should be placed on the need to
on economic growth priorities, specifically recognises the
support economic growth through the planning system.
Airport as a key economic growth driver for a knowledge
For airports specifically, the NPPF requires that plans take
based economy, as well as the region’s global gateway.
account of their growth and their economic role (para:33),
The importance of a range of international and national
and strategies should be put in place by local authorities
connections is recognised and the plan proposes to
to provide viable infrastructure to support the expansion of
“support and facilitate expansion” (para 11.29) of the Airport
large scale facilities like airports, and the demand for travel
as appropriate, as set out in policy CS13.
this will bring (para:31). New developments should seek
to promote sustainable travel and so reduce the need for 5.26 In addition to the support for the development of the
improvements to the local transport network.
Airports operation, the plan also supports, through policy
KEA1, employment development on land to the south of
5.22 Sections 10, 11, and 12 set out the requirements of
the Airport site. In combination with the actual airport, the
responsible and sustainable development, such as
plan identifies this land as a ‘key employment area’ which
conserving biodiversity, addressing noise pollution, and
is considered to be “major contributor to our economic
mitigating and adapting to climate change. It is also of note
prosperity”.
that section 7 requires that all developments incorporate
the principles of high quality design and so should be 5.27 Policy CS19 set out the approach to the approach to
developed to be “visually attractive as a result of good
protecting the Tyne and Wear Green Belt. This planning
architecture and appropriate landscaping”.
designation seeks to prevent urban sprawl and the merging
of settlements. Development of Green Belt land is closely
A revised NPPF was published by the Government in March
controlled, and so developments around the Airport are
2018 for consultation.
restricted. However, the Airport itself and large parcels of
Newcastle Gateshead Core Strategy (2015)
undeveloped land are ‘inset’ within the Green Belt and are
5.23 The majority of the Airport site falls within the area covered
largely free from such constraint. The approach set out in
by this development plan, which sets out where and how
this policy will be closely considered for all development.
development will happen up to 2030.
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The Newcastle Gateshead Core Strategy (2005) replaced many of the policies in the Unitary Development Plan (1999), however many policies were ‘saved’ and continue to be valid.
5.28 The plan also contains numerous relevant policies on
environmental and public protection. Policy CS14 is
particularly significant as it sets out that the health and wellbeing
of residents should be maintained and improved by
preventing negative impacts on residential amenity from
noise, contamination, and air quality. Policy CS21 also
supports developments which incorporate sustainable
waste management systems.
North Tyneside Local Plan (2017)
5.29 Aircraft fly over North Tyneside when arriving at or departing
the Airport to the east. The plan therefore recognises the
safeguarding issues this brings but also the potential noise
impact of aircraft. Policy DM5.19 requires all development to
take account of this, but any changes to our flight path and
noise contours brought about by future development set out
in this Masterplan will need to be reflected in future planning
decisions. The plan also recognises in its key vision, the
economic and quality of life benefits the Airport offers.
Northumberland Core Strategy
5.30 The northern part of the Airport site, which is largely
occupied by car parking, is within Northumberland. Aircraft
arriving from or departing to the west also fly over the
county. The Northumberland Core Strategy was submitted
to Government for examination, but was then subsequently
withdrawn following a change of administration, and a new
plan will now not be in place until mid-2020. The plan had
specified through policy 45 that “the Council will support
the sustainable development” of the Airport. We do not
anticipate this policy stance changing when the amended
plan is submitted to Government.
5.31 Until the Core Strategy is adopted the Castle Morpeth
District Local Plan (2003) is the relevant local development
document. The plan allocates land north of the runway
outwith the Green Belt for ‘airport related uses’.
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