To 2050 Master Plan Liverpool John Lennon Airport
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Liverpool John Lennon Airport Master Plan to 2050 March 2018 Liverpool John Lennon Airport Master Plan To 2050 Contents Foreword 5 1 Introduction 7 2 Vision and Objectives 11 3 Liverpool John Lennon Airport Today 13 4 National and Local Policy Context 23 5 Forecasts for Future Growth to 2030 and 2050 29 6 Master Plan - Preferred Option 2030 and 2050 35 7 Surface Access 43 8 Economic and Social Considerations 47 9 Environmental Considerations 53 10 Climate Change and Sustainability 67 11 Safeguarding, Risk Assessment and Compensation 71 12 Monitoring 75 14 Glossary 77 15 Abbreviations 81 Appendix 1 Master Plan Area 84 Appendix 2 Eastern Access Transport Corridor Opportunity 86 Appendix 3 Environmental Designations 88 Appendix 4 Master Plan 2030 92 Appendix 5 Master Plan 2050 94 Appendix 6 Noise Contour Modelling 96 Liverpool John Lennon Airport www.liverpoolairport.com 2 Liverpool John Lennon Airport Liverpool John Lennon Airport 3 Master Plan Master Plan Foreword Liverpool is an international city. It was built on commerce It also sets out proposals for further growth and and retains a proud trading heritage and outward focus. development of the Airport as a key transport and strategic economic asset. These proposals include expanding the Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) plays an important role range of destinations served, adding long haul services to both as an international gateway to the Liverpool City Region key business and leisure destinations, and developing the (LCR) and as a major driver of the local economy. It supports Airport and its landholdings as a strategic economic asset around 6,000 jobs across the region and contributes by maximising its potential to create jobs and support £250 million in GVA to the economy of the LCR. The presence ongoing regeneration across the LCR. of a dynamic and growing airport has also been a catalyst to the reinvention of South Liverpool. We would like to thank all the local communities, airport users, businesses, tourism and regeneration agencies and The Airport has the potential to do much more and we are representatives of Local Government who have responded keen to realise this potential for the benefit of the Liverpool to the consultation on the draft Master Plan. All comments City Region and beyond. received have been considered carefully and taken into account in the final version of the Master Plan. This Master Plan confirms a long term vision for the future of LJLA and describes further investment proposals for the Airport and its surrounding landholdings. It considers proposals for the Airport to 2030 in detail and provides a broad indication of potential development to 2050. Robert Hough CBE Chairman, Liverpool John Lennon Airport 4 Liverpool John Lennon Airport Liverpool John Lennon Airport 5 Master Plan Master Plan 1: Introduction Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) is one of the UK’s largest regional The Need for this Master Plan airports and a significant economic driver and transport asset. It is of strategic importance to the economy and connectivity of the Liverpool Market and policy changes City Region (LCR). This is an important time for the Airport as it seeks a sustainable The Airport is a major local employer in its own right and in its supply business model in response to market changes. The first LJLA Master chain. It also enhances the competitiveness of other businesses by Plan was adopted in 2007. It projected significant passenger and cargo providing access to markets for businesses across the City Region. growth. The financial crash and subsequent recession created a very It delivers convenient direct access to a range of destinations for both different economic outlook. business and leisure travel and it offers a sustainable local air service to key tourism destinations for residents of Merseyside, Cheshire, Initially passenger numbers at LJLA fell but have since recovered. Lancashire and North Wales. It supports inbound tourism and the In 2016 the Airport handled 4.8 million passengers. Current projections visitor economy of the City Region. are for further growth to levels close to those provided for in the 2007 Master Plan but over a longer time period. Recent analysis1 confirms that LJLA supports (directly and through the catalytic impact it has on other businesses) around 6,000 jobs and Liverpool City Region has secured significant growth since the contributes £250 million (GVA) to the Liverpool City Region economy. recession. In 2015 Liverpool was noted as having the fastest growing economy in the UK3. This increased economic activity affects demand The presence of a dynamic airport and availability of high quality for services at LJLA. These are reflected in updated projections. business premises have helped stimulate the economic reinvention of South Liverpool. This has contributed to Liverpool becoming one The Mayor of Liverpool has identified a number of Mayoral of the fastest growing cities in the UK. The proximity of a number Development Zones (MDZ) where particular focus will be placed on of growing clusters of businesses involved in growth sectors in securing growth and regeneration. LJLA is situated within the South combination with easy access by air and sea offers significant benefits Liverpool MDZ. through agglomeration effects. All of this is of even greater significance as, despite recent growth and success, Liverpool remains one of the most deprived local authority areas in the UK. The Airport is planning for further growth and has prepared an updated Master Plan. The vision of the Master Plan is for LJLA to make its optimum contribution to the ongoing regeneration and development of the Liverpool City Region. The updated Master Plan covers the period to 2050. The area to which the Master Plan applies is shown at Appendix 1. It sets out the anticipated growth of the Airport over this period in relation to expected passenger numbers, other aviation related services, and related opportunities to optimise the Airport’s contribution to the economy of the Liverpool City Region. It considers proposed development to 2030 in detail, and to 2050 in more general land use terms. This Master Plan is not an application for planning permission and will not of itself grant approval for any works. Development at LJLA will remain subject to the normal requirements for planning permission2. This Master Plan provides a framework for setting out the Airport’s longer term aspirations within which proposals can be considered and planning applications made as and when necessary, including informing the emerging Liverpool Local Plan. It is the intention of the Airport, to submit a planning application(s) to the relevant councils when the commercial circumstances are right. This will be subject to full and detailed assessments having regard to (among other things) the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. 1 Liverpool John Lennon Airport and the City Region. York Aviation. 2016 3 Source: Office of National Statistics. 2015 2 The Airport (in common with other airport operators) is able to undertake certain types of development without the need for planning permission following consultation with the local planning authority. These types of development are known as ‘permitted development’. The scope of permitted development is set out in Part 8 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015. 6 Liverpool John Lennon Airport Liverpool John Lennon Airport 7 Master Plan Master Plan In addition, since 2007, there has been significant progress on delivery The Master Plan Area Figure 1.1: Wider location plan of the Liverpool SuperPort initiative. Liverpool2, a new deep sea container terminal within the Port of Liverpool, is now open. It has the The Master Plan area extends to around 186 ha and encompasses the potential to change the UK’s centre of gravity for containerised imports operational area of the Airport along with areas of land to the north and is driving significant demand for new logistics space across the and south of the airfield where development to support its growth is region. There is particular synergy with LJLA as part of an integrated planned (Appendix 1). The majority of the Master Plan area is within freight transport network and through a common ownership of the the ownership of LJLA. Port and Airport. The context of national airports policy is changing. Following the Structure of the Master Plan publication of the review of airport capacity in the South East in 2015 4, the Government published a draft Airports National Policy Statement The remainder of this document adopts the following structure: (NPS) in February 2017. While primarily focussed on delivering additional runway capacity in the South East the draft NPS also • Vision and Objectives considers regional connectivity within the UK. It includes proposals • Liverpool John Lennon Airport today MANCHESTER for provision of additional internal routes to Heathrow including addition of a direct connection to LJLA. + A description of the current airport operations and infrastructure In addition to these changes that directly affect the market for LJLA’s • Master Plan context LIVERPOOL services the wider planning context has moved on significantly since + An explanation on the need for the Master Plan 2007. Liverpool City Council (LCC) is in the process of preparing a new WARRINGTON Local Plan which will guide development of the City over the next 15-20 • National & Local Policy Context BIRKENHEAD years. This will need to identify land for significant economic growth + A summary of relevant statutory policy, regulatory and additional housing to meet growing needs. Halton Council is also controls and guidance progressing an update to its development plan to meet latest • Forecasts for Future Growth to 2030 & 2050 growth projections. + Forecasts of future passenger and commercial activity As part of the devolution of powers to the Liverpool City Region5 (LCR) including consideration of new routes and markets a new City Region Mayor was elected in May 2017.