From: Kevin Daley

Date: 09/10/2012 17:27:11

To: andrew.lloyd@rushmoor.gov.uk;  keith.holland@rushmoor.gov.uk

Cc: patrick.mcloughlin.mp@parliament.uk;  frances.leslie@parliament.uk

Subject: FW: Report - All Party Parliamentary Group for Aviation

 

Dear Sirs,

 

As Chair of the Mytchett, Frimley Green & Deepcut Sociey I am contacting you on behalf of our local residents.

 

The report recently published by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Aviation suggesting transferring 7000 annual Business Aviation movements from Northolt to Farnborough has raised concerns amongst the local communities.

 

As you will see from the following email chain, I have been in contact with various parties trying to establish how, if these extra movements were to transfer to Farnborough, they would be categorized and who would be responsible for determining such categorization.

Would they be considered as falling within the permitted 50,000 ATMs or would they fall within the “Other Aviation Activity” as defined in the original 2000 Deed agreed between TAG and Rushmoor Borough Council?

 

Unfortunately, neither Mr. O’Reilly, CEO of TAG Farnborough nor Mr. Donohoe have been able to explicitly answer these questions although Mr. O’Reilly does seem to be suggesting that it would fall to Rushmoor Borough Council to determine such categorization.

 

I would greatly appreciate it if you could answer the above question directly, or if you are unable to do so, then in the interests of transparency, provide me with contact details of those who can.

 

I look forward to your response.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Kevin Daley (Chair, Mytchett, Frimley Green & Deepcut Society)

 

 

Dear Mr Daley,

With regard to your first point, I am content that my response to your first email is available for dissemination via the noted website.

In response to your second point, TAG Farnborough Airport is required to submit movement data to Rushmoor Borough Council in accordance with the Planning Permission.

Brandon O'Reilly
CEO
TAG Farnborough Airport.
 

Dear Mr. Donohoe and Mr. O’Reilly,

 

First of all I would like to thank you for your prompt and courteous replies.

 

I have two further questions that I hope you can answer as readily:

 

1.         Have you any objections to me disseminating your replies to the members of the local community via the vehicle of the

Mytchett, Frimley Green & Deepcut Society website?

 

2.         In view of Mr. O’ Reilly’s response:

“Air Traffic Movements (ATM) at TAG Farnborough must comply with the current planning permission.
I'm unable to speculate as to how ATM in the hypothetical scenario you cite would be categorized.

                       

I would like to ask who would be the final arbiter regarding the categorizing of these potential extra movements as falling within the current

            50,000 planning controls or being defined as “Other Aviation Activity” as defined in the original 2000 Deed agreed between TAG and Rushmoor Borough

Council?

 

Once again I thank you for your prompt answers.

 

Kevin Daley (Chair, Mytchett, Frimley Green & Deepcut Society)

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: DONOHOE, Brian [mailto:brian.donohoe.mp@parliament.uk]
Sent: 06 October 2012 22:26
To: Brandon O'Reilly; 'k_a_daley@yahoo.co.uk'
Subject: RE: Report - All Party Parliamentary Group for Aviation

 

Yes

 

There is no problem

 

The movement cap at Farnborough is now 50,000 per annum

 

It was raised from 28,000 following a planning inquiry 2 years ago

 

The current throughput is some 25,000 per annum. So if 7,000 movements were transferred from Northolt (and some could go to Biggin Hill or Oxford or Southend) then that would make 32,000 per annum, still leaving 18,000 movements available at Farnborough

 

I hope that helps

 

 

Brian

 

Brian H Donohoe MP

Central Ayrshire

 

 

Dear Kevin,

Air Traffic Movements (ATM) at TAG Farnborough must comply with the current planning permission.

I'm unable to speculate as to how ATM in the hypothetical scenario you cite would be categorised.


Brandon O'Reilly
CEO
TAG Farnborough Airport


 

Dear Brandon,

 

At the last meeting of the Farnborough Airport Consultative Committee held on the 4^th October it was stated that:

 

In a recently published report by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Aviation, suggestions were made to transfer 7,000 existing annual business aviation movements to Farnborough from the Royal Air Force (RAF) Northolt base.

 

It has also been reported that when asked, MP Brian Donohoe, chairman of the aviation group, added: “Given what it does at present, Farnborough is the best suited of all airports in the South East to take on this business.”

 

Mr Donohoe is also reported as saying he “hopes the government will consider the recommendation put forward by the All Party Parliamentary Aviation Group.”

 

When asked at the FACC meeting for your views regarding these suggestions your response was: “It is for the government to determine future aviation policy.”

 

If these suggestions are sanctioned by the government then on behalf of the Mytchett, Frimley Green & Deepcut Society, I ask that you, Mr Donohoe or Mr Gove provide an answer to the following question: Would these extra movements fall within the current planning control levels at Farnborough Airport of 50,000 ATMs per annum?

 

If they were to be considered under the definition of Other Aviation Activity as defined in the original 2000 Deed it would mean that local communities would be subject to an increase in air traffic movements well above the current allowed levels. When the opposition to the application for planning permission to allow an increase to 50,000 ATMs per annum is considered, it seems fairly obvious that the local communities are going to take a dim view of the suggested changes, particularly if they are not adequately consulted.

 

I look forward to you response

 

Kevin Daley (Chair, Mytchett, Frimley Green & Deepcut Society)