0 London City Airport 1 Section Title Master Plan 2019-2035
Draft Master Plan 2020-2035 For consultation
Caption directional: Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias.
Footnote Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias. Michael Tomas London City Airport 3 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Chief Executive foreword Contents Executive summary 1 Introduction 4 Framework for growth 1.1 Our story so far 4.1 Growth and modernisation 1.2 The airport site 4.2 Adapting our infrastructure 1.3 Getting to and from the airport 4.3 Adjusting current operations 1.4 Employment 4.4 Creating new jobs and opportunities 1.5 Our community 4.5 Contributing to wider 1.6 Current airport economic growth operations and controls 4.6 Improving transport 1.7 Ongoing investment to and from the airport
2 Context 5 Sustainability and 2.1 2006 master plan environmental strategy 2.2 The growth of London 5.1 Noise 2.3 Demand for aviation 5.2 Air quality 2.4 Constrained aviation infrastructure 5.3 Carbon and climate change 2.5 Airspace modernisation 5.4 Other environmental matters 2.6 Policy 5.5 Heritage and archaeology
3 Towards a new master plan 6 Public Safety Zone 3.1 Why are we updating and other safeguarding our master plan? 3.2 Demand forecasts 7 Next steps 3.3 Route development 3.4 New generation aircraft Appendices 3.5 Innovation and technology A.1 Glossary of terms A.2 Master plan phasing London City Airport 4 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Chief Executive foreword
It is my hope that we will be able to convey Our draft plans are consistent with We will become a carbon neutral business how excited we are about the next stage Government policy to make best use of our by 2020 and fully support and welcome of the airport’s journey and how it will help existing infrastructure. We do not plan to the Government’s recent commitments to deliver further benefits for what I believe is build a new runway, to extend the length of achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Our the greatest city in the world – London. our runway or to significantly extend beyond ambition is to be at the forefront of this our current site boundary. We will maintain agenda, and we will achieve these 2050 London City Airport is the smallest of an 8-hour night-time curfew on flights targets by employing the latest technology the 5 London airports, but we provide and will only grow within our current noise and innovation and working with our vital connectivity for businesses, and contour area limit. Over time, we will seek to airlines and partners to help them achieve Matt Grayson Matt increasingly for leisure travellers, right reduce our contour area below this limit and these goals too. This is critical in helping to across the capital. Our passenger numbers consequently reduce the number of people achieve the sustainability commitments of Thank you for taking the time to read have grown by over 40% in the last 5 that would otherwise be contained within it. Government, the Greater London Authority our draft master plan for the airport. years, with a record year forecast for 2019 and the London Borough of Newham This document sets out a framework for at just over 5 million passengers. Based Our draft plans will strengthen over the duration of this master plan. how we believe we can best respond to on growth forecasts for London, and connectivity both domestically and the growing demand for air travel within East London in particular, we can expect internationally and provide more choice People are at the heart of what we a constrained London system. It also demand to continue over the long-term. for Londoners and visitors alike. do. We want to help them fulfil their sets out how we believe this could be potential and our plans will create 2,500 achieved in a sustainable and responsible As you will read, our draft master plan We have carefully considered how to more jobs locally, ensuring that the way over the next 15 years. We want is focused on sustainable growth and deliver quieter and cleaner operations benefits of our growth are shared. to hear your views on this draft master continuing to be a responsible neighbour, over the lifetime of this master plan and plan and will be consulting on it for a involving the local community at every step beyond. Our climate change and air I am extremely optimistic about the period of 12 weeks from 28 June 2019. of the journey. This 12-week consultation quality responsibilities are central to future of London and the role that is the start of a conversation where we informing this draft for consultation. our airport can play in supporting the want to hear your views to create an capital and the rest of the UK. airport that truly represents and delivers for our communities and our city. Robert Sinclair Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Foreword London City Airport 5 Master Plan 2019-2035 Michael Tomas London City Airport 6 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Introduction The range of airlines operating at the airport London City Airport is at the heart of East now includes some of the world’s largest Executive London. We are the capital’s most centrally and most renowned carriers such as British located airport and a critical part of its Airways, Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, Swiss, KLM, transport infrastructure. In 2018 we welcomed Alitalia, TAP Portugal and LOT Polish Airlines summary over 4.8 million passengers and for the first as well as key regional carriers such as Flybe. time in our history there was an equal split of Reflecting the demand and popularity for air 50% leisure and 50% business passengers. travel in general and London in particular, The airport also supports many local our passenger numbers have grown over charities and community organisations We have many loyal passengers who the years, and our passengers now come that represent the inclusive and diverse love using the airport for its speed and from and go to the whole of London, not communities across East London through convenience and easy access to and from just the City and financial districts. a number of initiatives, including our new central London. We have an excellent Community Fund, which includes a minimum reputation for customer service and One thing that has not changed and will not of £75,000 each year to fund local projects. technology innovation and are incredibly change is the utmost importance we place proud to serve the capital by connecting in our relationship with our local community. With the continued growth of East London, 45 destinations across the UK, Europe and We have a proud track record of employing our role as a major contributor to the local 1 Around 2,000 Full Time beyond. In 2019, we were awarded the Best many local residents with over 2,2001 people economy has also grown. All around us, Equivalent jobs Airport in Europe (2 to 5 million passengers) currently working at the airport, almost two- particularly on our doorstep in the Royal
2 Local area refers to 11 East at the Airport Council International’s Airport thirds of whom live within our local area.2 Docks, we are seeing transformative London Boroughs of Newham, Service Quality (ASQ) awards as well the title In summer 2019 we reached a significant projects taking place such as Crossrail, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich, Bexley, Lewisham, Southwark, of best airport in the world under 5 million landmark by becoming the first London Royal Wharf and the Asian Business Park. Barking & Dagenham, Havering, passengers at the 2019 SKYTRAX awards. airport to be a London Living Wage employer. We are a key part of that story and are Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Hackney, as well as proud to be part of the fabric of such an Epping Forest District Council inclusive, diverse and energetic community.
Mid-20th century London City Airport in 1987. Credit: Vic Abbott London City Airport in 2017. Credit: Andrew Holt Executive summary London City Airport 7 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Passengers Passengers forecast Evolution of the airport Our speedy, efficient and friendly service, Movements Movements forecast Since opening our doors in 1987, we have with the best onward connections to connected the world to Canary Wharf central London and the wider transport Aircraft and the City of London. As a key part network primarily via the Docklands Light Passengers Movements of its transport infrastructure, we have Rail (DLR), will continue to provide a highly 5,000,000 100,000 helped London claim and retain its position valued service. Our customers can be on as one of the leading finance cities of the DLR within 15 minutes of leaving their 4,000,000 80,000 the world, supporting upwards of £11 airplane, at Canary Wharf within 15 minutes billion per year of trade in services.3 of getting on the DLR and in the City of 3,000,000 60,000 London within 21 minutes. This excellent connectivity is why 69%4 of our passengers 2,000,000 40,000 chose to use public transport to travel to and from the airport in 2018, the highest 1,000,000 20,000 proportion of any airport in the UK.
0 0 Our vision is to make air travel to and from 1988 1998 2008 2018 2019F the centre of London as quick and easy as possible for all our business and leisure Based on CAA data and airport forecast passengers. We will continue to invest accordingly as well as work collaboratively with key partners like Transport for London Business travel remains a core part of our to ensure that we offer an industry leading, service, but as we grow with London, and end to end passenger experience. indeed East London, our catchment area and passenger mix has expanded beyond our traditional markets. In addition to a Business growing list of destinations and point to Leisure point network, in recent years we have seen several major national flag carriers launch multiple daily services between London City and their European hub airports. This means passengers can now fly to virtually anywhere in the world from London City Airport, and it also means more international 50 50 visitors are using these services to get to the centre of London quickly and easily.
3 Oxford Economics 2016, 4 Public transport usage in The role of London City 2018 included 64% DLR, 4% Airport in facilitating business black taxis and 1% bus travel and trade CAA Passenger Survey 2018 Executive summary London City Airport 8 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Setting the scene for this master plan There has also been change across the Our passenger numbers have grown by In order to help shape this framework we Our previous master plan was published aviation industry, not only in the UK, but over 40% in the last 5 years and in 2019 we are consulting widely in order to gain views back in 2006 and covers the period to 2030 across Europe. Connectivity has improved expect to welcome over 5 million business from local residents, customers, the business when we predicted that the airport would significantly, thanks to enhanced city and leisure travellers, the most in our history. community and other key stakeholders. handle 8 million passengers and 171,000 to city routes and regional connectivity. Our current planning permission allows us to Once published, the master plan will inform flights each year (143,000 scheduled, 27,600 London too has grown significantly, and accommodate up to 6.5 million passengers the local community and stakeholders business jet). Since then the aviation industry, this is planned to continue particularly in and 111,000 Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) about potential future development and passenger trends and London have changed. East London and close to the airport. In per year. These limits are fast approaching inform local authority development plans. It is now time to update our master plan. December 2018 the Government published and are expected to be reached in 2022. If its draft Aviation Strategy: ‘Aviation unchanged, the airport would not be able To meet demand over the period of The growth in passenger numbers is now 2050: The Future of UK Aviation’ and this to meet the significant demand from both this master plan, we will need to grow higher than anticipated in 2006, but restated that airports should make the business and leisure passengers beyond 2022. beyond current capacity limits if we are importantly the growth in the number of best use of their existing runways subject to accommodate the forecast demand of flights has been less than forecast. This is to environmental issues being addressed. The Department for Transport’s (DfT) up to 11 million passengers per year who in part a reflection of a greater proportion forecasts show that by the mid-2030s the will want to use our airport by 2035. This of jet aircraft (including quieter, cleaner, Meeting current demand main London airports, except for Stansted, demand could be met with 151,000 ATMs new generation types) using the airport, Following the grant of planning permission are expected to be full, and that even with a (146,000 scheduled, 5,000 business jet) - continued strength in demand, industry by the Secretaries of State for Transport, third runway at Heathrow, UK airport capacity some 20,000 movements per year less than innovation, introduction of new airlines Communities and Local Government challenges will be apparent by 2040. previously forecast in our 2006 master plan. and fewer business jet movements. This in July 2016, we are now delivering new trend is evident from the airport’s 6.4% infrastructure and passenger facilities We believe that London City Airport Central to us meeting this demand, and very year on year growth in passenger numbers as part of the City Airport Development can do so much more for Londoners in much in keeping with Government policy, is in 2018 which was delivered with broadly Programme (CADP) which will transform the interim while proposals for larger to make best use of our existing runway and the same number of aircraft movements the airport. This £500 million private aviation infrastructure projects in the infrastructure. This draft master plan does as the previous year, around 80,000. investment places significant emphasis on South East are being progressed. not include proposals for a new runway, to sustainability and will extend the terminal extend the length of our existing runway buildings, deliver additional aircraft parking Master plan purpose - or to significantly expand our existing site stands for quieter, cleaner, new generation framework for future growth boundary. Instead it shows how we can aircraft and provide a parallel taxiway Thank you for taking the time to read our draft respond to and meet demand by making to make better use of our single runway. master plan for the airport. This document limited changes to our existing airfield to Once complete, the airport will become a sets out a framework for how we believe help pave the way for more of the quieter, more welcoming high-quality gateway to we can best respond to a growing demand cleaner new generation aircraft. These new London with more space and enhanced for air travel within a constrained London generation aircraft are up to 17% more fuel facilities and services for passengers. system. It also sets out how we believe this efficient than current models and coupled could be achieved in a sustainable and with more seats, this means carbon emissions responsible way over the next 15 years. per passenger mile flown are lower than with existing and previous generation aircraft. Executive summary London City Airport 9 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
It also shows how we are meeting the Growing sustainably and responsibly challenges set out in the Government’s draft As we adapt to meet demand from both business and leisure 2050 Aviation Strategy by demonstrating passengers to 2035, we have a number of priorities and principles our commitment to further enhancing to ensure we grow sustainably and responsibly. These include: public transport to the airport, embracing innovation, creating jobs, keeping London connected and doing all of this sustainably. Jobs and community Noise to create more job opportunities to maintain our commitment that we We currently operate within a set of strict for our local community by working will never operate throughout the and comprehensive noise and environmental collaboratively with the London night and that no aircraft that are controls. These include a noise contour area Borough of Newham and our partners noisier than those currently allowed These adjustments would help accelerate limit, steep approaches and a noise quota to increase local new recruits; to fly will do so in the future; airlines’ plans to invest in more of the quieter, count system – the only one used in the UK to to create more opportunities across to grow within our current noise cleaner and new generation aircraft. They control daytime noise. Our plans will ensure our supply chain for local contour area limit and seek to will also ensure continued operation within continued operation within these controls, businesses to thrive. reduce the area and number of our existing noise contour area limit and particularly our noise contour area limit which people that would otherwise help us to reduce the contour area and we will also seek to reduce over time. We Make best use of our runway fall within the contour; number of people that could otherwise fall believe it is also important to maintain an to make best use of our existing runway to make further improvements to within it over the forecast period to 2035. 8-hour night ban on flights as we understand and infrastructure by making modest our Sound Insulation scheme, the importance of respite to our local residents changes to our site and avoiding any which already has the current joint Subject to meeting the forecast demand and those living under our flight paths. significant extension of our boundary; lowest daytime threshold in the UK. and adjusting how we operate, we estimate to further improve passenger that the social and economic benefits by Given the growth and changes in the market experience, choice and accessibility Carbon emissions 2035 would include an increase of 2,5005 that we have seen and expect to see, we also for all users of the airport. to continue putting sustainability at jobs locally compared to today. When believe there is merit in exploring potential the heart of our operations and to the wider economic benefit to tourism adjustments to the hours we operate. These Connectivity work with partners to achieve and trade is considered, our overall include, for instance, allowing more flexibility to be an inclusive airport serving and exceed industry standards economic contribution is expected to on the number of flights in the first half hour business and leisure passengers alike on carbon emissions; increase to over £2 billion per year. of permitted operations and for delayed take while maintaining our reputation for to achieve carbon neutrality by 2020; offs or arrivals in the last half hour of permitted speedy, efficient and friendly service, to achieve net zero carbon emissions operations. We also believe there is merit with the best onward connections by 2050, consistent with the emerging in considering adjustments to restrictions to central London through the DLR; commitments from governments at weekends to allow airlines respond to to seek to retain and improve and industry around the world. demand for more flexible flight times. our position as the UK’s best performing airport for public Air quality and sustainable transport use. to play our part in managing London’s air quality and encourage our partners to do the same; to embrace and encourage access to the airport by more sustainable 5 Full Time Equivalent transport modes. London City Airport 10 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
How to respond We want to hear from you
This draft master plan is subject to public We would welcome your feedback 1 3 consultation for a period of 12 weeks on the following questions: The draft master plan proposals Do you support our aspirations in section from 28 June to 20 September 2019. Your outlined in section 4 prioritise making 4 to further increase employment views are important and will be taken into best use of our existing runway in at the airport, especially for local account before we finalise and publish the accordance with Government policy. residents, and invest more in local master plan towards the end of 2019. Do you agree that we have sought to business and community initiatives? do this in the most appropriate way? There are five consultation events taking Strongly support place in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich Strongly agree Support and the City of London. Please join us to Agree Neither support or oppose view the proposals in more detail, meet Neither agree or disagree Oppose members of the expert project team face Disagree Strongly oppose to face, ask questions, and provide formal Strongly disagree Don’t know feedback. The dates and locations are: Don’t know Do you have any other suggestions on Broadwater Village Hall, Do you have any suggestions about how how we could support more local jobs? West Thamesmead, Greenwich the existing infrastructure could be better (Tuesday 9th July – 3.30pm until 7.30pm) utilised or what additional facilities 4 Canning Town Library, Newham should be provided? Subject to addressing environmental (Wednesday 10th July – 4.30pm until 7.30pm) issues, would you support the principle of The City Centre, 80 Basinghall Street, 2 more flexibility on the number of flights City of London (Tuesday 10th Do you agree that growth over the master during the first and last half hours of September – 12.00 until 7.30pm) plan period should only be accommodated operations during weekdays if it was Southern Grove Community Centre, within the existing aircraft noise contour important to meet passenger demand, Tower Hamlets (Thursday 12th limit and that the airport should seek improve connections and help accelerate September – 3.30pm until 7.30pm) to reduce the area of the contour investment in more of the quieter, Royal Docks Learning and over time by adapting infrastructure cleaner, new generation aircraft? This Activity Centre, Newham to accommodate more of the quieter, would not affect our commitment to an (Saturday 14th September cleaner new generation aircraft? 8-hour night time curfew on all flights. – 10.00am until 4.00pm) Strongly agree Strongly support Consultation respondents can Agree Support also share their thoughts via: Neither agree or disagree Neither support or oppose Disagree Oppose www.londoncityairport.com/consultation Strongly disagree Strongly oppose [email protected] Don’t know Don’t know Freepost LCY Master Plan Consultation How to respond London City Airport 11 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
5 7 9 Subject to addressing environmental Overall, do you support the plans and Do you have any further comments issues, would you support the principle of measures to increase passenger and staff on draft master plan? more flexible flight times at the weekend travel to and from the airport by public if it was important to meet passenger transport and sustainable means? demand, improve connections and help accelerate investment in more of the Strongly support quieter, cleaner, new generation aircraft? Support Neither support or oppose Strongly support Oppose Support Strongly oppose Neither support or oppose Don’t know Oppose Strongly oppose Do you have any suggestions on how we Don’t know could improve local transport infrastructure and encourage more travel by public 6 transport and sustainable means? Do you support the measures in sections 4 and 5 to manage and 8 mitigate environmental issues over the Overall, do you support the plans duration of the master plan (e.g. noise, outlined in the draft master plan? air quality, emissions, transport)? Yes, I support the plans Strongly support Yes, but I’ve got certain concerns Support No, I don’t support the plans Neither support or oppose I don’t have a view Oppose I don’t know Strongly oppose Don’t know Do you have any suggestions on how we could improve these plans? Do you have any suggestions on how we could improve these plans? 0 London City Airport 12 Section Title DraftMaster Master Plan 2019-2035 Plan 2020-2035
1.1 1.5 1 Our story so far Our community Introduction 1.2 1.6 The airport site Current airport operations 1.3 and controls Getting to and from the airport 1.7 Ongoing investment
This section provides a brief summary of the growth 1.4 of London City Airport since opening 1987. It goes Employment on to give an overview of the existing airport site and operations as well as some of the local employment benefits and community initiatives. It also provides a brief update on the current £500 million investment programme to further improve our terminal and passenger facilities. 1 London City Airport 13 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
London City Airport is located in London’s In 2016, a consortium made up of AIMCo, Royal Docks approximately 6 miles east of OMERS, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and 1.1 the City of London, 2 miles east of Canary Wren House Infrastructure Management Wharf and 0.5 miles away from the ExCeL purchased the airport. Collectively Exhibition and Conference Centre. The they have a portfolio of infrastructure Our story so far surrounding area includes a mix of residential, investments across the United Kingdom industrial and commercial uses. There and in the aviation industry internationally.6 is also a significant amount of planned The airport’s owners are ethical, long- A thriving airport in development and regeneration around the term investors not only in the airport, Royal Docks and the surrounding area. but also in the UK and its future.
the heart of London We opened in 1987 with a plan to connect We take great pride in offering an the businesses in the City of London and outstanding passenger experience. Our the then, newly established Canary Wharf, award winning, fast, efficient, train to with domestic and European markets. Since plane proposition has played a key role in then the airport has grown progressively growing passenger numbers year on year. alongside East London and in 2018 handled In 2019, we were awarded the Best Airport 4.8 million passengers and around 80,000 in Europe (2 to 5 million passengers) at the flights, with services to 45 domestic and Airport Council International’s Airport Service European destinations as well as the Quality (ASQ) awards as well the title of dedicated BA Business Class service to New best airport in the world under 5 million York JFK via Shannon Airport, in Ireland. passengers at the 2019 SKYTRAX awards.
As East London has grown, our catchment area has evolved beyond our traditional business passenger market. With a diverse selection of mainstream flag carrier airlines, who offer global hub connectivity as well as point-to-point services, we now have a more diverse passenger base with an equal split between passengers traveling for business and for leisure.
6 Portfolio of airports in the UK and Europe include Birmingham Airport, Bristol Airport, Copenhagen Airport and Brussels Airport. Other UK investments include Thames Water, BBC Television Centre Development, Scotia Gas and Associated British Ports. Andrew Holt Andrew 1 London City Airport 14 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
The airport site illustrated in Figure 1.1 Our corporate aviation facility (known as extends to approximately 60 hectares. It the “Jet Centre”) at the western end of the 1.2 was constructed on the site of a disused airfield (location 1 on Figure 1.2) handled shipping dock and the runway is situated on almost 5,000 aircraft movements in 2018 the strip of land between King George the and is used by smaller company/privately The airport site Fifth (KGV) Dock and the Royal Albert Dock. owned or leased aircraft. It accounts for a small proportion of the total number of The existing runway has a declared Take- aircraft movements on an annual basis. An international Off Run Available (TORA) length of 1,199 metres. It is used by aircraft taking off and The airport also owns much of the land landing in either an easterly (Runway 09) to the south of King George V Dock. In airport in London’s direction or westerly (Runway 27) direction addition to the existing terminal forecourt depending on the wind direction. The total areas, it is currently used for offices, Royal Docks paved area extends to 1,508 metres. engineering facilities and car parking. The existing aircraft stands are located We recently completed the construction between the runway and terminal building of a digital air traffic control tower which and are serviced by the existing West and is currently undergoing testing prior to East Piers which adjoin the Terminal building. becoming fully operational in 2020 (location Figure 1.1: London City Airport aerial image The airport currently has 18 operational 4 on Figure 1.2). It will be a global first, on this stands for use by scheduled aircraft. Eleven scale, using state-of-the-art HD cameras of these date from the original airport in and sensors to provide a live feed with a 360° the 1980s and the most recent were built panoramic view of the airfield, along with over King George V Dock in 2008. The four sensory and operational data, which will be newer stands located on the East Apron sent via super-fast secure fibre connections can accommodate the largest aircraft to a new National Air Traffic Services (NATS) currently operating at the airport, including control room in Swanwick, Hampshire. the Airbus A318 and Airbus A220-100.
The existing terminal building has been reconfigured on several occasions and will be completely transformed as part of the City Airport Development Programme (CADP) which is described in section 1.7. Google Earth 1 London City Airport 15 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Figure 1.2: Existing Airport Plan 1 London City Airport 16 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Since the opening of the DLR at the airport We also benefit from two bus services, the in 2005, we have developed a reputation 473, running every 10 to 15 minutes between 1.3 for offering a quick and reliable passenger North Woolwich and Stratford, and the experience with the highest public transport 474, running 24 hours at a similar frequency use amongst passengers of any UK airport at between Canning Town and Manor Park. Getting to and 69%.7 Our recently published Airport Surface Access Strategy sets ambitious targets to Almost 1 in 4 passengers arrive at the airport achieve 75% of passenger journeys by public by taxi or private hire vehicles with numbers of from the airport and sustainable transport modes8 by 2025. passengers arriving by private car being the lowest of any London airport at around 12%. The DLR offers a high frequency service into Highest public central London (every 4 minutes at peak times), connecting with the wider tube and 7 Public transport usage in 8 Public and sustainable rail network. Passengers can get from the 2018 included 64% DLR, 4% transport mode targets include black taxi and 1% bus. DLR, bus, walking and cycling. transport use of DLR to gate in 20 minutes and from aircraft to In real terms the 75% target DLR in 15 minutes. This speedy, efficient and will increase travel by public and sustainable modes by 10 friendly service has been an important part percentage points compared to any UK airport of our proposition and will continue to be so. 2018 given the omission of black taxis from future targets – this aligns with the policies in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy 2018
Stansted
Luton
Southend
Heathrow
9 m i les 1 3 m il es 2 4 m il es 2 8 m il es Gatwick London City Airport’s location in the London airports system 1 London City Airport 17 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Northern Line King’s Cross Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Stratford Jubilee Line Manor Park Overground Old Street Hammersmith & City Elizabeth Line Shoreditch 473 Bus Route High Street TFL Line Whitechapel Thames Clippers West Ham Plaistow East Ham Potential future Barking Moor Crossrail extension Liverpool Beckton Gate Street Canning Custom House Poplar Town for ExCeL Bond Street Bank Shadwell Prince Cyprus Regent Wapping Canary Green Park Wharf 474 Barking 474 Riverside (2019) Westminster
London Canada Bridge Water Royal Wharf Belvedere (2019) Woolwich Abbey Wood Erith Slade Green Dartford Surrey Stone Crossing Quays Greenhithe Greenwich Swanscombe Ebbsfleet International
Lewisham
Approximate travel times from London City Airport
Westminster Waterloo The Shard Bank Stratford and Canary Wharf O2 Arena DLR/Tube Woolwich Barking Riverside 25 mins 23 mins 20 mins 21 mins Olympic Park 12 mins 10 mins Arsenal 35 mins 15 mins 7 mins (Overground from 2021) 6 miles 3 miles 3 miles 1 London City Airport 18 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Our current priorities and initiatives for further improving how people get to and from the airport include:
working with stakeholders including actively promoting healthier modes the Airport Transport Forum, LBN and of transport such as cycling and Transport for London (TfL) to identify walking, in particular for our staff, opportunities for earlier DLR services by investing in new cycle and walking to match staff shift patterns and routes and infrastructure with LBN demand from early morning and TfL - this includes a new link from departing passengers; the airport to the proposed cycle and walking route for the Royal Docks; and contributing our fair share to delivering additional rolling stock and capacity recently launching a lift share improvements on the DLR as part of our initiative to encourage our staff current £500 million CADP investment; to use more sustainable methods of traveling to work to reduce congestion providing connections to Crossrail and reduce local emissions; and when it begins to operate; supporting improvements in air exploring potential for connecting with quality and lower carbon emissions, future planned river services; we will be providing 50 parking spaces with electric charging working to ensure that our passengers facilities as part of CADP including and employees have the access to rapid charging for black taxis. the best and most up-to-date travel information and wayfinding, in both digital and physical formats;
collaborating with DLR and other stakeholders in terms of inclusivity, considerate design and equal access to ensure the airport is welcoming for all passengers and staff;
1 London City Airport 19 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
As a London Living Wage employer, we Since 2016, nearly 10,000 young people pride ourselves on creating opportunities for have participated in our educational 1.4 local people. Local people make our airport programmes including visits to the airport more resilient and help us reflect the energy, to learn about our operations and future vibrancy and diversity of our local area when careers in Science, Technology Engineering Employment welcoming people from around the world. and Maths, in so doing addressing the We are one of the biggest private sector rising skills shortage in this area.10 employers in the London Borough of Newham Creating job (LBN) with over 2,200 people employed onsite in 2018. 65% of staff employed onsite live in the local area. In 2018, 42% of employees opportunities for recruited by London City Airport were from Newham. These figures exclude construction East Londoners jobs which peaked at 800 in 2018. To date, through our award-winning Take 9 The Take off Into Work 10 CBI & Pearson 2018 – 9 Off Into Work employment scheme , over scheme, established in 2009, Educating for the Modern World 750 residents gained employment at the is a partnership between Local recruitment statistics 2018 the airport and Newham airport in departments such as Security, Workplace, London Borough of 68% from local area Customer Services, Ramp Services, Retail Newham’s recruitment agency. from Newham The scheme provides Newham 42% and Finance since its establishment in 2009. residents over the age of 18 New recruits directly employed by the airport with a variety of training, work experience and access to onsite jobs at the airport.
Epping
Waltham Forest Redbridge
Havering Hackney a re a Barking r
e and Dagenham
d m
i a Tower w h
Hamlets
% w 2 e
3 N
% 2 Greenwich 4 Southwark a e r Bexley a l ca lo Lewisham 68% 1 London City Airport 20 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
The airport believes in transparent, regular We have a long-standing partnership with engagement with our local communities. Richard House Children’s Hospice for which 1.5 We want residents to be engaged and the airport staff have generated nearly informed. That’s why we host regular events £1 million. Over the past three years, our and meetings across the local area, publish staff have participated in volunteering Our community a quarterly community magazine for 9,000 activities across eight East London boroughs residents as well as work with our consultative focused on wellbeing, equality and committee and committee sub-groups on biodiversity, investing over 5,500 hours of Proud to be part of community and environmental issues. their time. As part of the current investment programme the airport is spending over £7 million on education, employment the fabric of Newham and community investment initiatives in the local area. A summary of our most and East London significant initiatives are included below. 1 London City Airport 21 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Investing in the people of East London
Newham Redbridge Newham’s SMEs participated in the inaugural Wanstead High School pupils won the ‘Women ‘Royal Docks Meet the Buyer’ event with over in Aviation’ 2019 challenge, joining 300 female 130 East London businesses participating students from 10 di erent East London schools resulting in a £1.1 million in contract value win. to hear more about the opportunities in the aviation industry.
42% £339,066 5433 3136 2.7% £41,148 213 374
Barking and Dagenham Waltham Redbridge Barking Abbey School pupils won the airport’s Forest third annual STEM in Aviation Day in 2018, joining Waltham Forest 400 East London secondary pupils from 25 The airport is encouraging its visitors to discover di erent schools to experience STEM subjects in East London’s culture hotspots through the the Aviation industry creation of a video series with the Londonist: Barking & ‘Beyond Zone 1’, featuring Waltham Forest as The airport is a main stage sponsor for the iconic Newham Dagenham the London Borough of Culture 2019. Tower ‘Summer of festivals’ organised by the London Hamlets Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
4.7% £87,288 1168 562 4.7% £28,428 749 267 Greenwich
Greenwich 600 secondary students increased their confidence and learned skills for future employment through participation in the ‘Runway to Success’ education programme Tower Hamlets initiated by the airport in collaboration with the 80 residents from Tower Hamlets received Royal Borough of Greenwich. employability training and 50% were o ered a job through the collaboration between the METRO, a leading equality and diversity charity airport and the council supporting Workpath’s specialising in providing health, community and overall achievement of 5,000 residents into youth services, was supported by the airport by employment in 2018. helping to raise their profile through the sponsorship of their float at London Pride.
3.4% £82,669 700 502 5.4% £51,716 1410 326
Key:
Investment in local community* Students engaged % new recruits LCY employees Volunteering hours London Benchmark Group through education % (2018) £ 2016-2018 (LGB) data 2016-2018 2016-2018 *Investment in addition to current planning commmitments and obligation 1 London City Airport 22 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Women in Aviation Programme Royal Docks Meet the Buyer event Community Fund To attract the next generation of female Our aim is to be a catalyst of local We support local charities and community aviation leaders on the airport’s doorstep, economic growth by supporting local organisations that represent the inclusive Case studies the 2019 Women in Aviation programme businesses to thrive. Our ‘Royal Docks and diverse communities across East brought together 300 female East London Meet the Buyer event’, gives East London’s London through our new £75,000 STEM in Aviation event pupils to encourage them to consider a Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) a Community Fund. The fund will support The aviation industry is seeing a rising career in the industry. The initiative helped unique opportunity to create ongoing organisations to create positive change demand for Science, Technology, challenge historic gender associations for relationships with buyers in London’s for communities near to the airport or Engineering and Maths (STEM) skills. Our certain roles and historical stereotypes. Royal Docks and beyond. The inaugural underneath our flight paths. It is linked to ‘STEM in Aviation Event’ aims to tackle event in 2018 was very successful and our new Incentives and Penalties Scheme this rising skills shortage by inspiring 400 brought together 132 local SMEs with which charges airlines financial penalties East London Students from 25 different £1.1 million of business transactions. The when aircraft are noisy on take-off. The schools. In 2018, the Aviation Minister event builds on our existing supply chain penalties are added to the fund. Grants will Baroness Sugg joined the event along with record, which equates to a £9 million spend be given to not-for-profit organisations such representatives from the sector including annually with East London businesses. as social enterprises, schools, charities and London City Airport, British Airways, community groups and will be distributed NATS, Accenture, Bechtel, BAM Nuttall annually. The fund builds upon the success and the Emirates Aviation Experience. of our 30th anniversary fund from which 15 recipients located in East London received The students experienced the variety grants ranging from £300 - £3,000. of ways that STEM can be applied in the workplace, including use of voice recognition, machine learning, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The event proved hugely successful with 3 in 4 saying they gained a better knowledge of STEM related careers in the aviation industry and almost half considering future opportunities to work in the aviation industry. 1 London City Airport 23 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Our current operating hours include an all aircraft must take a steeper 8-hour night time curfew on all flights approach with a glide slope of 5.5 1.6 between 22.30 to 06.30 and a 24-hour degrees to reduce noise weekend closure between 12.30 on Saturday impacts on local communities to 12.30 on Sunday. These were introduced under the arrival flight paths; Current airport in 1998. Flight numbers are also limited at operating within a noise quota weekends and bank holidays as well as in count annual budget, which is the first and last half hour of each day. operations and controls based on the noise performance of individual aircraft types; In terms of our main noise and operational operating within a noise contour controls, we have some of the most envelope area limit that is checked Managing and comprehensive of any airport in the UK. We annually. This envelope relates to are extremely conscious about managing the 57 dB LAeq,16h noise contour12 and reducing impacts on our local and has an area limit of 9.1 km2. These reducing the effects community, those under our flight paths and are supported by our Incentives and on the environment. Each year we publish an Penalties Scheme to encourage airlines annual report11 documenting our performance to operate their aircraft more quietly; of our operations and progress on meeting our operational and operating a comprehensive Sound environmental targets. Some of these include: Insulation (SI) Scheme for residential dwellings and public buildings. The scheme is tiered so that those closest to the airport receive a higher specification of insulation. The trigger for eligibility for treatment is currently the joint lowest of any UK airport. Further details are available in our 2018- 2023 Noise Action Plan on our website;13 11 The airports Annual 13 https://www. Performance Report is londoncityairport.com/ carrying out comprehensive air quality published annually on the corporate/noise-and-track- monitoring onsite, including monitoring consultative committee keeping-system/noise- website: www.lcacc.org action-plan ambient air quality and sharing the results with the local authority. Near- 12 Noise contours show areas 14 monitoring.aqconsultants. 14 affected by the air noise around co.uk/index.php/LCY real time data is available online and airports. Similar to height the findings are reported annually; and contours on a map which show changes in ground levels over operating an Air Quality Management an area, the noise contours Strategy to help us further improve show areas where the noise is above a certain noise level. The performance against the UK air contours depict average air quality objectives for all pollutants noise levels over a 16-hour day, specifically determined from monitored – these are currently aircraft movements over the all within the relevant limits. 3-month period from 16th June to 15th September.
1 London City Airport 24 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Works on CADP started in 2017 and are The existing terminal building is to be ongoing with significant infrastructure coming extended and comprehensively updated. An 1.7 Ongoing investment on stream for 2022. CADP will deliver a £500m extension to the east of the existing building transformation of the airport and a much- will provide new check-in, baggage handling improved service while retaining the airport’s facilities, commercial areas and a departure A £500 million modest size and speedy passenger service. lounge. The existing terminal building will be Once complete an additional 1,600 jobs15 will updated and reconfigured to accommodate be created in the local area, with ambitious a mixture of improved processing facilities transformation of targets to secure 70% of new jobs for local for departing and arriving passengers. A new residents and 40% for Newham residents. pier connected to the terminal building will be developed to the east to provide access our pasenger facilities The CADP permission allows us to grow to new gates and associated seating areas. to 111,000 scheduled aircraft movements and 6.5 million passengers annually. 15 Full Time Equivalent and airfield compared to 2014 baseline
Figure 1.3.1: View of new terminal and airfield Figure 1.3.2: Escalator leading to following City Airport Development Programme Departures area in new terminal Pascall + Watson 1 London City Airport 25 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
The CADP scheme will deliver eight additional A decked car park is also proposed Code C stands on a deck to the east of the (location 7 on Figure 1.4). This has been existing apron over King George V Dock. The safeguarded to allow future flexibility to proposed stands will allow new generation adapt the infrastructure and consolidate aircraft to park in a nose-in configuration onsite parking into a single multi storey Figure 1.3.3: Entrance to new terminal to minimise land take and will be fitted structure, with provision for electric with modern aircraft handling equipment charging and zero emissions vehicles. including fixed electrical ground power This is explained further in section 4. (FEGP). The new stands will be connected to the existing runway by a new eastern parallel taxi-lane to the south of the runway, running from west to east. This will allow for the more efficient use of the runway particularly during peak periods and deliver up to 45 movements per hour from 25 stands in total.16
The terminal forecourt areas will be reconfigured and expanded in front and to the east of the terminal to accommodate buses, private car, taxi drop-off and pick- up (location 4 on Figure 1.4). A new hotel building is also included in the CADP scheme located close to the terminal for passenger convenience (location 5 on Figure 1.4).
16 The airport currently operates 18 stands, following completion of CADP one temporary stand at the Jet Centre will be decommissioned to leave 25 in total. 1 London City Airport 26 Introduction Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Figure 1.4: Site Plan following completion of CADP 2 London City Airport 27 Context DraftMaster Master Plan 2019-2035 Plan 2020-2035
2.1 2.4 2 2006 master plan Constrained Context aviation 2.2 infrastructure The growth of London 2.5 Airspace 2.3 modernisation Demand for aviation 2.6
This section gives some background and context Policy on the previous 2006 master plan and presents the emerging population growth, particularly in East London and the demand for aviation in a constrained London market. It also comments on the other relevant considerations taken into account when preparing this draft including policy and airspace change.
Footnote Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias. 2 London City Airport 28 Context Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Figure 2.1: Extract of London City Airport 2.1 Master Plan 2006 – Phases 2 and 3
Drawing 3 - Indicative Land Uses 2015-2025 2006 master plan N
The airport’s current master plan was The accompanying forecasts anticipated Drawing 4 - Indicative Land Uses 2025-2030 published in November 2006. At that reaching 143,000 ATMs and 27,600 business N time the airport handled 2.5 million jet movements by 2030 (total 170,600 ATMs). passengers per year and it was expected CADP, once complete, will have broadly that growth would occur at 9% per delivered Phase 2 of 2006 master plan. We annum up to 2010 and by 6% per annum now feel it is appropriate to update Phase beyond that to 2030. The 2006 master 3 based on the time elapsed, changes to plan has broadly informed development Government policy and emerging demand at the airport since it was published. and to look ahead beyond the current timescale covered by the 2006 master plan. Three phases of development were shown to allow the airport to accommodate 3.5 million passengers by 2015 (Phase 1), 6 million passengers by 2025 (Phase 2) and 8 million AIRFIELD by 2030 (Phase 3). As shown in Figure 2.1 APRONS below the diagrams in the document show TERMINAL AREA the progressive expansion of the terminal SURFACE TRANSPORT FACILITIES and stands building out over KGV Dock ANCILLARY eastwards in a phased manner after 2015. HANGAR/MAINTENANCE
AIRPORT RELATED USE 2 London City Airport 29 Context Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Currently, there are over 8 million Londoners With foundations laid by the successes of and the population is projected to grow Canary Wharf, the Olympic Park and our 2.2 to just under 10 million by 2025, larger own operations at London City Airport, than at any time in the city’s history. The London’s gravity is moving eastward. Greater London Authority (GLA) projects According to Savills, within 60 minutes of The growth of London an increase to 10.4 million by 2035. the airport there will be 4.1 million homes by 2026, 6.7 million jobs by 2041 and a 21% Strong growth is projected specifically in population increase to 10.7 million people The world’s best city East London, showing that the centre of by 2 039. 20 In Newham, office space is set to gravity of population and economic growth increase quicker than any other borough in is gradually moving east. The population the capital. Employment at Canary Wharf is fast-changing in Newham, where the airport is located, currently provides 120,000 jobs21, and is is expected to grow by 31%, equivalent expected to double in the next 20 years.22 to over 100,000 people by 2035. Overall, strong growth in office space and housing is expected, making this part of Employment forecasts to 2035 also paint a London an increasingly attractive place for picture of a rapidly expanding East London. businesses and individuals to move to. Figure 2.2: Population growth17 and total projected As the GLA’s projected employment estimates 19 employment growth between 2018 and 2035 (%) show in the table below, the boroughs in the Being uniquely located in the heart of east of London demonstrate strong rates East London, the airport has significant of total employment growth between 2018 potential to serve demand and provide and 2035. When looking at the five boroughs jobs as well as improving connectivity to Greater London with the fastest growing total employment domestic, European and global markets.
Waltham in the Greater London, three boroughs are Forest 15.4% 18.6% Redbridge concentrated around the airport (Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney) and one 10.4% 16.3% Havering 15.4% 17.6% borough (Southwark) is in the South East.18 Hackney Newham 19.5% 9. 8% Barking and Dagenham 9.9 % 35.5% 31.1% 59. 5% Tower Hamlets 36.5% 9%
14.4% 4 7. 6% 17 GLA 2017, Central Trend 20 Savills, 2018, London City Greenwich Southwark (population) London. Airport – Growth and Prospects in East London. Bexley 18 GLA 2017, Central Trend 21 19.3% 24% 26% 15.2% (population) London. https://group.canarywharf. Lewisham com/media/press-releases/ Key: 13.4% 14.6% 19 GLA 2017, Labour Market canary-wharf-catalyst-for- Projections 2017 https://www. 30-years-of-growth-in-tower- Forecast population 11.3% 16% growth (2018–2035) london.gov.uk/business-and- hamlets-080218/ economy-publications/london- Forecast employment labour-market-projections-2017. 22 (Canary Wharf Group PLC, n.d.) growth (2018–2035) 2 London City Airport 30 Context Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Selected regeneration schemes near the airport
11 1 Canada Water 23 2 Canning Town 3 Silvertown Quays 25 4 North Woolwich 26 24 Plans for a large 53-acre and Custom House The £3.5 billion regeneration A series of proposed regeneration of Canada Water Work is well underway for a £3.7 of Silvertown in the West developments on the banks of – which include a new high billion project in Canning Town Ham area of Newham, is the River Thames at Woolwich 2 street, town centre and leisure and Custom House. By 2018 currently being implemented. will bring a set of historic 2 8 centre – have been submitted the programme had delivered The 62-acre site centres buildings back into use to to the council. The Canada over 2,200 new private and around the restoration of house cultural organisations 6 Water master plan would affordable homes. Developers the 1930s Millennium Mills. and industries. Royal Arsenal deliver up to 3,000 homes as are currently on site building Once completed, the major Riverside will deliver nearly 3 well as workspace and retail, another 1,200 new homes. By development will provide 3,000 5,000 new homes, as well as a 7 10 leisure, entertainment and the end of the regeneration homes including affordable hotel, office and retail space community space. programme, around 12,000 new housing, offices, a school, and a community centre. The 9 homes will have been built. health centre, retail facilities redevelopment of Spray Street Time from the airport: and a new Roundhouse music will include over 650 new 5 15 mins (DLR / Jubilee line) Time from the airport: venue. Residents are expected homes, restaurants, offices, 1 9 mins (DLR) to move in by 2020. shops, cafes, leisure facilities 4 12 mins (bus) such as a cinema, and new and 9 mins (cycle) Time from the airport: improved public spaces. Other 29 mins (walk) 4 mins (cycle) mixed-use redevelopment 7 mins (walk) projects include Thomas Street and the Woolwich Estates.
Time from the airport: 15 mins (DLR) 16 mins (cycle) 30 mins (walk)
5 Greenwich 6 Asian Business 7 Thameside West 8 Barking Riverside 9 Royal Wharf 10 Thames Estuary 11 Stratford, 27 Peninsula Park (ABP) Thameside West is a riverside Located along the banks of Royal Wharf will comprise In 2016, The Thames Estuary Newham A £8.4 billion revamp of 150 Part of the Royal Docks development on one of the the River Thames, covering of 3,385 residential sites on Commission was formed to An area of London that has acres of former industrial land Enterprise Zone, ABP is creating largest brownfield sites in 443 acres, Barking Riverside a prime riverside location, develop a 2050 vision for the transformed in the past decade, and gasworks around the O2, a brand new waterside London that will play host to will include 10,800 new homes incorporating a communal area focusing on five productive with new developments, opposite the financial district development and dynamic more than 5,000 new homes, of mixed size and style. There square, high street, 2.4 places. One of these places, including Queen Elizabeth of Canary Wharf has planning commercial district. It will multiple new retail spaces, a is also provision for 65,000 acre park and a riverside referenced as ‘City Ribbon’ Olympic Park and East Village consent to build 15,720 homes transform Royal Albert Dock new school, a new nursery, square metres of commercial promenade. The development corresponds to the catchment and major schemes along the in seven neighbourhoods, into London’s third business and spaces for creative industries as floor space for shopping, will be served by Royal Wharf area of the airport. The vision High Street such as Strand along with a new design financial district, becoming a well as a new London parkland. restaurants, cafés, community Pier – a brand new riverboat aspires to convert this area East (1,200 new homes, 58,000 district, film studio, two schools, hub for businesses from Asia There are also plans for a new and leisure facilities, healthcare terminal in collaboration into a hub for production with sqm of workspaces, and a 350 health services, shops and looking to reach new markets Thames Wharf DLR station. and schools. There are also with MBNA Thames Clipper, spaces for start-ups and small room hotel), The University offices. It is built as the biggest in Europe and for European plans for large open spaces, providing river connections to and medium sized businesses, of East London and Birkbeck regeneration project by a companies seeking to do Time from the airport: public squares and a brand new central London. for example through the at University Square (8,600 single developer in the UK and business with them and expand 10 mins (DLR and walk) rail station with bus and river creation of creative enterprise sqm), the redevelopment of is expected to be completed into the Far East. The 4.7 million 8 mins (cycle) transport interchange providing Time from the airport: zones and strategic transport the Carpenters Estate (3,000 by 2032. sq ft development comprises excellent links to central 6 mins (DLR and walk) infrastructure projects. Within new homes and 20,000sqm mainly offices, with residential, London. 7 mins (cycle) the vision, the airport is of commercial space) and Time from airport: retail and public realm recognised as a significant Stratford Island sites (1,500 new 23 (Canada Water 15 mins (DLR/Jubilee line) Time from the airport: strategic asset providing homes). Masterplan, 2018) Time from the airport: 25-30 mins (DLR/ employment and international 24 (Newham Council, 2018) 10 mins (cycle) tube/Overground) connectivity. In March 2019, Time from the airport: 25 (Lend Lease, 2018) 5 mins (bus) 35 mins est. (DLR/river) the Government’s response 14 mins (DLR) 26 19 mins (walk) to the commission gave 36 mins (bus) (Royal Borough of commitments to support and Greenwich, 2019) deliver growth in the Estuary. 27 (Homes & Property UK, 2017) 2 London City Airport 31 Context Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Department for Transport (DfT) demand forecasts show that in an unconstrained 2.3 market, the demand for air travel in the UK could grow from close to 270 million passengers in 2016 to 355 million by 2030 Demand for aviation and 420 million by 204028. However, the DfT’s forecasts also show a significant level of constraint to achieving these Record demand for forecasts based on airport capacity. In the unconstrained forecasts, demand for air travel to and from London is expected domestic and EU travel to grow faster than the UK regions, but it DfT forecasts for London airports is London and the South East in particular that will suffer the greatest level of constraint if new capacity is not added. Tourism also plays a major role in the London economy, being one of the most As befits a major global city, the economy visited cities globally. The sector is again of London is very diverse - estimates from recognised by the Mayor’s economic the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show plan as a key sector for growth, with the that the professional services, real estate, tourism strategy aimed at increasing visitor scientific and technical sectors make up numbers by almost 30% by 2025. However, the largest component of employment this will only be achievable over the long in the city29, but are followed by sectors term if new capacity at airports is made such as administrative and support available. The DfT’s constrained forecasts services, information and communication show that it is leisure passengers that will and finance and insurance. The Mayor’s be squeezed out of the market by airport economic plan points to target growth constraint. Such constraints will impact both sectors as including financial and business inbound and outbound leisure passengers. services, manufacturing, life sciences and the technology and digital sector.30 These Given its position at the heart of East sectors are among the largest generators London, growth at the airport could of air travel demand to and from London make a significant contribution to and will underpin continued growth in alleviating some of these constraints air services due to their global nature. and supporting business and tourism.
28 UK Aviation Forecasts, 30 The Mayor’s Economic October 2017, Department for Development Strategy Transport, Central Case for London, December 2018, Mayor of London 29 Summary of Employee Jobs by Broad Industry Sector in London, 2009 to 2017, Office for National Statistics 2 London City Airport 32 Context Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Domestic We also provide high quality links to European Many of the European destinations also London City Airport plays an important the Crown Dependencies of Jersey Our network extends to provide generate high levels of inbound tourism role in supporting domestic air and the Isle of Man, contributing to connectivity to some of the most and support the local population’s connectivity to London and the UK regions, the economic vitality of these islands. important business centres across demand for leisure travel. In 2018 over handling nearly 1.1 million domestic Currently around 100,000 domestic Europe, including Zurich, Frankfurt, 3.7 million passengers flew between passengers in 2018. This represents around passengers fly on services to the Amsterdam and Milan. High frequencies London City Airport and Europe, 23% of all passengers using the airport, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. of service and attractive flight times and it is forecast that demand will a higher proportion than seen at any make these links critical to supporting increase to around 8 million by 2035. other London airport. Of our domestic Domestic passenger numbers are efficient business in London, increasing passengers 97% are destined for London, expected to continue to increase as the the ease and attractiveness of doing The airport also provides good with the proportion making onward airport grows. By 2035 we forecast that business with companies in the City. connections across the globe connections the lowest figure seen at demand for domestic air travel could be through major hubs such as any London airport. This highlights the up to 3 million (over 25%) per annum. New services have been launched to hub Amsterdam, Dublin and Frankfurt. role the airport has in supporting direct airports including Lisbon and Warsaw with routes between London and the regions. major EU flag carriers. High frequencies of services to these points minimises In this respect, the airport plays a key role the connection times between flights, in offering good quality links to domestic and better supports business efficiency points where road and rail alternatives are and leisure passenger convenience. likely to be significantly slower. Services to Edinburgh and Belfast serve the financial services sector, while Glasgow provides a key link for media and creative industries as well as manufacturing. The high frequency of services are attractive to inbound tourists from across the UK to London, as well as serving the needs of the population around the airport, providing easy access to visit friends and relatives. Glasgow Edinburgh Belfast Manchester Isle of Man
Exeter
Jersey 2 London City Airport 33 Context Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
The London air travel market is served by 5 We are not alone in considering how we main airports: London City Airport; London can expand to meet the future need for 2.4 Heathrow; London Gatwick; London Luton air travel. London Heathrow is pursuing a and London Stansted. Currently, there is third runway, in line with Government policy, little spare capacity at peak times across which would be delivered in the mid-to-late Constrained aviation these airports. The Airports National Policy 2020s. London Gatwick has produced its Statement31 indicates that the whole London master plan to grow to between 57-70 million airport system is forecast to be full by the passengers per annum by the mid-2030s infrastructure mid-2030s if additional capacity is not and London Luton has confirmed its intent to provided as illustrated in the chart below, grow to 32 million passengers per annum by taken from DfT’s UK Aviation Forecasts 2017. the late 2030s. These sit alongside the recent and operations permission granted to London Stansted to Today, we account for around 2.7% of expand to 43 million passengers per annum. London’s airport capacity. We expect our London’s air travel current annual passenger limit of 6.5 million However, these other airports are not best and annual movement limit of 111,000 placed to meet the needs of business ATMs to be reached in 2022, slightly earlier and leisure passengers in our unique and market is approaching than our previous forecasts suggested. growing local market. Our master plan takes This growth is in part a reflection of the account of planned expansion elsewhere opportunities offered by the quieter, cleaner, and seeks to ensure that we can continue capacity new generation aircraft (that are already to meet the needs of local passengers, by starting to be used) and the increasing base making best use of our existing runway. This of demand in the airport’s local catchment allows us to make a small but important area and London generally. If we are to contribution to the London aviation respond to the significant demand from both market ahead of proposals for other larger business and leisure passengers beyond 2022 aviation projects in the South East. Figure 2.3: DfT UK Aviation Forecasts – Capacity Usage. Key airport capacity used: the current limits will need to be changed. Luton’s capacity increased in 2017 Full >0.9 >08 <0.8 London City’s capacity increases in 2022
2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Heathrow
Gatwick
London City 31 Airports National Policy Statement: new runway Luton capacity and infrastructure at airports in the South East of England, June 2018, Stanstead Department for Transport 2 London City Airport 34 Context Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
The UK’s airspace is an essential part of our NATS are now developing airspace change national transport infrastructure, however, proposals to modernise the airspace 2.5 it is currently outdated and struggling to structure and route network above 7,000ft. keep pace with growing demand, resulting All airports in the South East are key in delays, unnecessary carbon emissions consultees in this process and are Airspace and flight paths that are not optimised to required to review arrival and departure minimise noise. The Government has therefore routes to determine how best to connect made airspace modernisation a priority with with these high-altitude network modernisation the objective to deliver quicker, quieter and changes. We are committed to working cleaner journeys with more capacity for the with NATS and all London airports to benefit of both passengers and communities. facilitate an integrated approach. Government-led We are one of 15 airports that are part the Government led airspace modernisation Separate to the consultation on this draft programme called ‘Our Future Skies’. master plan, we will be engaging with process to improve stakeholders during summer 2019 to develop The Civil Aviation Authority, as the national design principles under Stage 1 of the supervisory authority for the planning and process in line with the CAA’s guidance on UK airspace regulation of national airspace, has a airspace design (CAP1616). This engagement responsibility to ensure that UK expansion will include local councils, the GLA, relevant is developed to meet demand and avoid community and business groups and our the need for NATS to impose regular Consultative Committee. We will also publish restrictions due to insufficient capacity. details of the engagement on our website. The CAA’s guidance outlines the next stages The first step in this process occurred in of the process, including development 2016 when we underwent an airspace of design options which will be subject change to introduce modern navigation to full public consultation in Q2 2021. technology (RNAV1) along our flightpaths. This upgrade was mandated by the CAA and was implemented to improve the operational efficiency and safety of the airspace, minimise future delay and improve environmental performance. The changes resulted in 1.2 million people no longer being regularly overflown below 7,000ft, arrivals staying over the sea for longer and in a narrower path over land as well as departures climbing high quicker. Michael Tomas 2 London City Airport 35 Context Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
The DfT is in the process of updating its demonstrating that future growth is Aviation Strategy. As part of this and to delivering its contribution towards the 2.6 accompany the Airports National Policy UK’s climate change commitments, Statement, the Government confirmed with a requirement on airports to provide that policy supports all airports in making air quality plans to manage emissions; Policy best use of their existing runways, subject seeking to provide innovative solutions to there being a balance of benefits over and incentives for journeys to airports environmental costs.32 More recently, the DfT in order to help to reduce carbon, Making best use published its Green Paper on the Aviation congestion and improve air quality; Strategy ‘Aviation 2050: the future of UK meeting objective noise limits and aviation’ which stresses the importance of setting noise caps on future growth of existing runway aviation in these changing times: “As we in order to provide certainty and leave the European Union, the UK’s future strike a fair balance between the prosperity depends on our ability to reach industry and communities; and and addressing out to the rest of the world, to forge new giving a fair deal to communities trade links, to connect and compete.” on noise by lowering the current noise insulation policy threshold beyond environmental issues Once adopted, it will provide the main policy the current 63dB LAeq 16hr contour document giving strategic direction for the to 60dB LAeq 16hr, seeking consistency development of air travel up to 2050 and in the specification for noise insulation beyond. It predicts significant growth in the schemes across airports and reviewing This draft master plan has been informed number of passengers using UK Airports the effectiveness of existing schemes. by the national, regional and local from 284 million terminal passengers in planning and policy frameworks. 2017 to 444 million by 2050. The ability to Other important aspects of the Green meet this demand requires all airports to Paper are enhancing the passenger National make best use of their existing runways, experience, making airports more accessible The Government’s 2013 Aviation Policy alongside the provision of a third runway at to all, improving safety and encouraging Framework includes the following key themes: Heathrow Airport. Even then, there will still innovation and new technology and ensuring be an element of unmet demand across that the aviation industry is subject to Making Best Use - which requires the the UK. The draft policy expects airports challenging targets for tackling emissions. best use of existing airport runways, to achieve this by amongst other things: thereby lending support to the more On the 12 June 2019 the Government intensive use of existing infrastructure. announced that it will amend the 2008 Limiting Environmental Impacts – Climate Change Act so that the UK will be seeking to “limit and, where possible, zero carbon by 2050 rather than adopting reduce the number of people in the an 80% reduction in emissions by this date. UK significantly affected by aircraft noise” with noise envelopes and respite seen as important means of mitigating noise. 32 Department for Transport, Beyond the Horizon, The future of aviation, Making best use of existing runways, June 2018. 2 London City Airport 36 Context Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Newham’s Local Plan
London London City Airport sits within the Royal Newham The airport is identified as an employment Figure 6.1 - Policies INF1 and INF2: Transport Map The Mayor of London has the responsibility Docks/Beckton Riverside Opportunity Adopted in December 2018, Newham’s Local hub with a focus on the visitor economy, London Legacy Development for strategic planning in the capital. In Area. These areas are earmarked as having Plan states that the airport will continue Corporation Areabusiness and logistics (policy J1) with December 2017, the Mayor published his significant development capacity to to perform an important role in the area’s River Crossingadjacent (T13) land identified as a Local Industrial Sustainable Travel Opportunity Area [INF2]
draft replacement London Plan which accommodate new housing,City commercial of internationalT1 business and visitor connectivity Location and there is support for measures = London LCY Public Safety Contour (T17b)
is timetabled for adoption in late 2019. development and infrastructureCemetery of all and as the focus to an employment hub LCY Public Safetythat Zone improve (T17a) investment and regeneration
* #
Within this document, the Mayor supports types. The Royal Docks/Beckton Riverside with measures implemented to support* # *# Thames Gatewayinto Bridge Newham Safeguarding and help achieve modal the case for additional aviation capacity Opportunity Area is identified as potentially the optimisation of existing capacity and Silvertown Crossingshift Safeguarding to sustainable transport, such as a in the South East of England providing it delivering 30,000 homes and 41,500 jobs and further mitigation of its environmental Safeguarded Wharfnew [J2] Crossrail station (Policy INF1) as well
T =Transport = meets London’s passenger and freight is expected to become a vibrant new London impacts, including improvements to = as operational safeguarding and public Proposed Transport Link needs. The draft plan makes it clear that quarter creating a world class business, public and sustainable transport. safety zone restrictions. Figure 2.4 (Figure T10 Strategic Walking Route (T11) T4 support for additional capacity is also industrial, cultural and residential district. PLA Beckton Radar6.1 of Sightline the Local Plan) shows the borough
dependent on= the aviation industry meeting The plan (at paragraph 5.37) recognisesk thatCongestion Zoneswide [SP9, transport INF2] map including the location its environmental costs in respect of noise, The future growth of the airport will London City Airport is a major employer andPLA Radar Stationsof airport (T18) public safety zones and planned k Protection of Mooring Points for Riverbus air quality and climate change, while also complement this growth and give Londoners a catalyst for investment within the area, Service (T19)and safeguarded transport improvements. T2 = = contributing to a significant increase in West Hammore choice and improved connectivity. supporting London’s international role. ## Protection of Public Access Points to k Park River Thames (T19) the numbers of new jobs and homes.
k Bus Depot (T20) = Rail Depot (T20) T10 Strategic-Scale Boatyard (T20) Newham’s Local Plan T4 Figure 2.4: Newham Plan Proposals Map k Rail Station (T5)
Figure 6.1 - Policies INF1 and INF2: Transport Map
Central = = = The Greenway Park London Legacy Development
T10 Corporation Area East London = River Crossing (T13) Cemetery T10 Sustainable Travel Opportunity Area [INF2]
City of T1 T1 = LCY Public Safety Contour (T17b) The Greenway London
Cemetery LCY Public Safety Zone (T17a)
* = #
T6 * # *# Thames Gateway Bridge Safeguarding = Beckton T8 Silvertown Crossing Safeguarding District T10 Park North Safeguarded Wharf [J2]
T =Transport = = = k Proposed Transport Link T10 = Strategic Walking Route (T11)
Beckton T4
District PLA Beckton Radar Sightline
= Park South = = k Congestion Zones [SP9, INF2] = PLA Radar Stations (T18) T1 k e T6 Protection of Mooring Points for Riverbus (! Service (T19) T7 T2 = = West Ham ## Protection of Public Access Points to k Park River Thames (T19) T14a
Bus Depot (T20)
Barrier k = = Park Rail Depot (T20) T10 T14b Strategic-Scale Boatyard (T20) (! T4 k Rail Station (T5)
© Crown copyright and database rights 2017 Ordnance Survey 100019272.
Central = =
= The Greenway Park T10 East London = Cemetery T10 T1 The Greenway = T6 = Beckton T8 District
T10 Park North = k
Beckton =
District
Park South = =
= T1 e T6 T7 (!
T14a
Barrier = Park T14b (!
© Crown copyright and database rights 2017 Ordnance Survey 100019272. 3 London City Airport 37 Towards a new master plan DraftMaster Master Plan 2019-2035 Plan 2020-2035
3.1 3.4 3 Why are we New generation Towards a new updating our aircraft master plan? master plan 3.5 3.2 Innovation and Demand forecasts technology
3.3 Route
This section explains why we are updating our development 2006 master plan and then sets out our forecasts for both passengers and aircraft movements over the next 15 years up to 2035. It summarises the benefits of using more of the quieter, cleaner Caption directional: Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci new generation aircraft as we grow to meet saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias. demand and identifies our priorities for growth.
Footnote Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias. 3 London City Airport 38 Towards a new master plan Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Our current 2006 master plan identifies This draft master plan follows guidance future demand for the airport up to 2030. in the Government’s Aviation Policy 3.1 It identified growth in demand that is Framework which requires master plans consistent with our current development to address the following ‘core’ areas: plans, but we now consider it appropriate Why are we updating to update the master plan given the forecasts; passage of time, increasing demand infrastructure proposals; going forward and changes in the aviation safeguarding and land/property take; our master plan? industry and Government policy. impact on people and the natural environment; and This draft master plan is intended to provide proposals to minimise and a framework for how we should respond to mitigate impacts. demand. Its purpose is to inform and involve the local community and stakeholders about potential future development and inform planning authorities to help them to prepare local and strategic planning documents. 3 London City Airport 39 Towards a new master plan Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
The 2006 master plan forecast around Our updated forecasts for future passenger 5 million passengers by 2020. This demand to use London City Airport are 3.2 forecast was broadly accurate as we based on Department for Transport anticipate reaching this number in 2019. projections of Air Passenger Demand across the UK as published in 2017. These have been Demand forecasts The 2006 master plan also forecast adjusted to reflect the expected short-term reaching 8 million passengers annually curtailment of economic growth projected as by 2030 accommodated on 171,000 a result of the UK leaving the European Union. Up to 11 million movements, including 27,600 business aircraft movements. Having updated our A key driver in the short-term will be capacity forecasts, we now predict that demand will constraints at other London airports, in passengers annually increase to 9.8 million passengers annually particular Heathrow, and this will increase by 2030, accommodated by 137,000 the demand for services from London movements, including 5,000 business City Airport over the period until the new by 2035 aircraft movements - 20% fewer aircraft runway is operational in the late 2020s. movements than anticipated in 2006. Our forecasts suggest that new capacity at London Heathrow Airport may see a Looking forward to 2035, we forecast that short period of limited growth, although demand will further increase to 11 million capacity constraints are expected to passengers annually accommodated by arise again at London Heathrow within 151,000 movements, including 5,000 business a few years of opening a new runway. aircraft. This forecast demand equates to around 4.3% of the demand using the 5 key Historic and Forecast London airports, up from around 2.7% today. Passenger Demand
Since the forecasts used to underpin 12.0 the CADP infrastructure (currently under construction) were produced in 2015, 10.0
we have seen more passengers travel 8.0 on fewer aircraft movements primarily because airlines have re-equipped with jet 6.0
aircraft with more seats, more quickly than 4.0 previously expected and are filling a higher proportion of seats on each flight than seen 2.0
historically. This has enabled the airport to 0.0 serve a broader range of passengers and 2005(A) 2010(A) 2015(A) 2020(F) 2025(F) 2030(F) 2035(F) destinations, including more leisure flights. Historic passengers (millions) Future passengers (millions)
Figure 3.1: London City Airport demand forecasts Source: York Aviation 3 London City Airport 40 Towards a new master plan Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
London City Share of Total London Demand The changing nature of the demand at our Over the forecast period we predict that airport is likely to see a continuation of the there will be an increase in the proportion increased number of leisure passengers, of movements undertaken by jet aircraft 254m
2 47.9 m both inbound and outbound, over time. and a significant proportion will be quieter, 236m 241.8m 230.4m
217m This is expected to reflect both the growing cleaner, new generation aircraft which can 224.9m 210m 198m
205.9m population in East London and changing be provided for within our noise contour 201.9m 194.2m 190.6m 166.9m
183.4m demands from both millennials and the older area limit. By the end of the forecast 179.9m population. By 2035, we expect business period subject to re-fleeting decisions by passengers to represent around 36% of airlines, it is projected that between 75- all demand increasing to almost 4 million 80% of the passenger jet fleet will be the annually (compared to 50%, 2.4 million today), quieter, cleaner variants. It is expected that still a higher proportion than seen at any turboprop aircraft will continue to operate other London airport, reflecting our ongoing at the airport throughout the forecast period 4.4% 4.3% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.7% 4.5% 4.6% 4.5% 4.3% 4.3% 4.1% 3.9% 3.5% 3.2% role in supporting the economic prosperity albeit their use will likely reduce over time. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 of London. Alongside this, we expect to see increased use by tourists visiting London and Figure 3.2: London City Airport Total London passengers (millions) forecasted share of London demand London City share (%) Britain, and by other passengers looking Source: Arup to connect to global destinations via our daily services to major European hubs.
The expected increase in leisure flying will be important to airlines as they seek to replace their existing fleets with newer, quieter aircraft types. The increased number of leisure passengers will allow more seats to be filled on these aircraft in off-peak times, helping underpin the business case for the investment in more environmentally attractive aircraft, while at the same time keeping fares lower for the benefit of all passengers. The broader mix of passengers will also support a wider range of destinations and allow airlines to optimise their services, focusing on key business routes at peak times of the week and offering leisure connections to benefit the local population and inbound tourism in off-peak periods. 3 London City Airport 41 Towards a new master plan Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Our route network has diversified over We expect to remain focused on city recent years and the airport currently destinations which support the business 3.3 serves a total 45 destinations across the community, but which also play a vital role UK, Europe and the United States. Many of in offering services for inbound tourism and these destinations are served throughout support the air travel needs of the increasing Route development the year and are supplemented by leisure number of residents and businesses in orientated routes on a seasonal basis. East London. Several destinations, such as Rotterdam and Exeter, are not served from Growing destinations to Our route development strategy aims any other London airport, while frequencies to ensure that we deliver even better to destinations such as Luxembourg, Milan connectivity for London and East London in (Linate) and the Isle of Man are higher from new markets for both particular. Our role will only become more London City Airport than any others in the important as Heathrow strengthens its London system. This pattern of services global hub role with an increasing focus on reflects the unique role offered by the airport business and leisure delivering the Government’s target global within London in providing vital connectivity connectivity to emerging markets both before that either cannot be supported at the and after the opening of the third runway. other airports or has been crowded out.
Current airlines and alliances
Star Alliance Sky Team One World Other
Lufthansa TAP Air Portugal SWISS LOT Polish Airlines Alitalia KLM British Airways Luxair Flybe Aer Lingus 3 London City Airport 42 Towards a new master plan Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Our draft plans also aim to maintain a high While the airport has seen increases in frequency of services on key routes, including the leisure network during the summer core financial centres in Europe, such as months, the current fleet of aircraft limit Frankfurt, Edinburgh, Milan and Zurich, but opportunities available to meet the needs of also enhance services to emerging cities on local passengers in the winter. More efficient the network, such as Berlin and Munich. aircraft will have the range to overcome this and could provide services to winter More modern aircraft types with associated destinations such as Cyprus and the Canary infrastructure will allow us to serve a range Islands. This will provide a more balanced of further afield destinations in Europe more network to serve the local market and efficiently. This is expected to lead to the ensure residents can use their local airport. return of destinations such as Stockholm and Reykjavik Madrid, as well as providing the opportunity More recently there has been an increased to serve new points, such as Helsinki and focus by European carriers to serve their hubs parts of central and southern Europe. and this has widened the scope of possible Bergen Improved aircraft efficiency will also allow destinations available from the airport. Helsinki Oslo us to respond better to a growing domestic This is largely driven by the local demand Stockholm Tallinn demand, providing improved connectivity around the airport. With continued growth Inverness Aberdeen between the regions and central London. in the local population we will be seeking Dundee Billund Riga Glasgow Edinburgh Copenhagen Moscow to build on these hub connections and the Derry Belfast Vilnius Manchester frequency of services to those locations. Isle of Man Dublin Amsterdam Berlin Warsaw Rotterdam Düsseldorf Exeter Antwerp Frankfurt Prague Jersey Luxembourg Munich Quimper Rennes Zurich Vienna Budapest Geneva Venice Chambery Milan Bucharest Bergerac Split Toronto Boston Nice Florence Sofia
Porto Rome Istanbul New York Mahon Madrid Lisbon Palma Skiathos Ibiza Athens Mykonos Granada Santorini Faro Malaga
Cyprus Dubai Abu Dhabi Bahrain Doha
Figure 3.3: London City Airport destinations Canary Islands
Existing routes Potential future routes 3 London City Airport 43 Towards a new master plan Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
In recent years there has been an emergence In EASA certification testing to date, the of new quieter, cleaner, jet aircraft, which E190-E2 had the lowest noise levels among 3.4 offer improved operational performance all new generation single aisle aircraft and and reduced impacts. These aircraft, such offers a significant improvement compared as the Embraer E2 Jets and Airbus A220- to the current Embraer E-jets and other New generation aircraft 100 (previously Bombardier CS100), are aircraft types. These new generation highly efficient in terms of engine power aircraft are up to 17% more fuel efficient plant performance and fuel consumption. than current models and coupled with more Quieter, cleaner and Importantly, they are quieter than their seats, this means carbon emissions per predecessors, offer improved passenger passenger mile flown are lower than with experience and open up new destinations by existing and previous generation aircraft. more fuel efficient flying a longer range. The first new generation aircraft (A220-100) started operations at Figure 3.4 shows indicative noise contours33 the airport with Swiss Airlines in 2017, and for a departure by a current E190 aircraft the expectation is that Embraer E190-E2 shown in blue and a new generation aircraft will be certified to operate in 2020. E190-E234 shown in orange. The noise contours for the new generation Embraer E190-E2 are less than a third of the area of those for the 33 Single event 80 and 34 Based on EASA Embraer E190, showing the large expected 90 dB(A) SEL certification noise levels Figure 3.4: Departure noise contour comparison for Embraer E190 versus E190-E2 improvement in departure noise levels.
REVISIONS
REVISIONS 3 London City Airport 44 Towards a new master plan Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Industry progress in new technologies
Today 2020–2025 2025–2030 2030–2035 2035–2040 Industry progress in hybrid and battery-electric aircraft
Electric air taxi Electric air taxi enter service Market entry for small hybrid-electric Airlines oering regional Market entry for battery-powered first manned flight for urban mobility aircraft for business or commercial use scheduled flights based aircraft on short haul flights No. of passengers: 2 No. of passengers: 10-15 on hybrid-driven aircrafts No. of passengers: up to 150 Range: 150 nautical miles (nm) Range: 700nm No. of passengers: 50-100 Range: 290nm Range: 850nm
New generation commercial aircraft at
London City Airport Sources: IATA; Sustainable, Aviation, UK Aviation Strategy 2050, London City Airport data Airbus A220-100 Embraer 190-E2* Embraer 195-E2† In operation since August 2017 Airbus A220-300‡ A320neo¶
Industry trends in customer experience While the future is unpredictable, we can assume that passengers will want more flexibility, convenience and connectivity in their travel choices supported by • Digital air trac control • Biometric verification and • Blockchain technology for personalised real-time information, surface transport facial recognition at the border passenger identification • Augmented reality to improve options and faster passage through airports. customer experience • Computed tomography (CT) • Autonomous vehicles to • Artificial intelligence for operations 3D scanners at Security and from the airport * Existing carriers are evaluating and customer experience • Self service end-to-end • Potential for introduction the use of the E190-E2 following By embracing technology, a significant contribution to passenger experience of autonomous vehicles test flight in July 2018 • Sensors and tracking technology emissions reduction can be achieved. The share of aircraft • Advanced predictive analytics • Next-generation single † No certification work for airport management token based travel equipped with the most modern fuel-efficient technologies undertaken to date, but the • Common self-service bag drop • Increased journey personalisation is constantly growing. Each new generation of aircraft manufacturer is confident it is oering choice to passengers viable for London City Airport yields a typical 15% fuel efficiency improvement. Innovation • Walking pace processing
through terminal in aircraft will go hand in hand with London City Airport’s ‡ No certification work undertaken to date • Frictionless border future growth, benefitting in the short-term from the Airbus • Remote check in and baggage drop A220-100 and Embraer E190-E2. The rate of progress in this ¶ No certification work undertaken to date. A320neo sector means that feasibly the airport could be operating may be feasible for London City battery-powered aircraft towards the mid-century. 45 In addition to the increased numbers of new new of numbers increased the to In addition is industry aviation the aircraft, generation sustainable more becoming to committed continuing by emissions carbon and reducing emerging, is technology While innovate. to and electric hybrid that anticipated it is fly 1,000 to capability the will have aircraft and potentially decade next the within miles compatible become to open up opportunities and short haul European our domestic with will continue We longer term. in the network on and airlines manufacturers with work to development important supporting this plan. master this of duration the over London City Airport City London Plan 2020-2035 Master Draft However, there are some challenges challenges some are there However, accommodate to our infrastructure for wingspan their as aircraft new these they aircraft the than be wider to tends 3.5. in Figure demonstrated as replace phase to expected are our airlines of Several the as such aircraft older generation out the coming in the E1 E-jets and Embraer RJ Avro quieter new the with them and replace years the achieve to In order aircraft. generation enhancements efficiency and performance wider with designed been have aircraft these higher seating have and some wingspans an opportunity presents This too. capacities passengers number of the increase to same the with our airportthat serve can movements. aircraft number of equivalent aircraft more of introduction the However, may require wider wingspans with to our airfield further modifications have and we CADP of delivery beyond in may be delivered these how shown and operational the realise Section 4 to aircraft. these of benefits environmental Fuselage Fuselage Length 30.99m 34.9m 36.24m 36.33m Wingspan 26.2m 35.1m 28.72m 33.72m Wingspan Passenger Passenger Capacity 97—112 116—135 96—114 96—114 Aircraft size comparison between between comparison size Aircraft Avro RJ-100 Avro Airbus A220-100 190 Embraer 190-E2 Embraer
Fuselage Length Aircraft Figure 3.5: Figure 3 plan master a new Towards old and new generation aircraft aircraft generation old and new 3 London City Airport 46 Towards a new master plan Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
To maximise our potential and deliver passportless travel: Working with an outstanding passenger experience, airlines, UK Border Force (UKBF) and 3.5 throughout our history, we have sought security agencies, our ambition is to to embrace innovation and technology. deploy the latest biometric technology; Innovation and For example, working with companies like UK border: Work with partners, including Crowd Vision has enabled us to directly UKBF to deliver a frictionless border measure how quickly passengers are moving upon arrival at London City Airport; technology through the airport, helping us to deliver our 20-minute train to plane proposition. security: Deploy the latest range of CT scanners that will further Cutting edge Looking to the future, to continue to improve screening as well as make operate with the highest safety standards, the experience quicker and slicker; to meet passenger expectations and solutions to ensure we continue to offer a unique maximise the potential of the digital service, our airport of the future will air traffic control tower and other continue to embrace change: latest technologies so that it can further enhance perimeter and airspace security and avoid operational disruption;
train to plane: investigate direct links from the DLR direct to airport security for passengers travelling without luggage to check in to improve passenger experience and speed – encouraging modal shift to use public and sustainable transport to and from the airport; and
sustainability: Working with industry partners to embrace the emerging biofuels agenda and other ways to reduce impacts on the environment. 0 London City Airport 47 Section Title DraftMaster Master Plan 2019-2035 Plan 2020-2035
4.1 4.4 4 Growth and Creating new jobs Framework modernisation and opportunities for growth 4.2 4.5 Adapting our Contributing to infrastructure wider economic growth 4.3 Adjusting current 4.6
This section describes the key airport operational operations Improving and infrastructure changes that could be made in transport to and order to accommodate future demand to 2035 and from the airport provides an update to the previous 2006 master plan while building on the ongoing CADP investment. Caption directional: Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias. The significant employment and economic benefits of growth to 2035 are also presented alongside the potential future improvements in how people get to and from the airport. Footnote Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias. 4 London City Airport 48 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
By 2035 we forecast that passenger As mentioned in Section 2, we anticipate our demand will increase to 11 million current capacity limits of 6.5 million annual 4.1 annually and some 151,000 aircraft passengers and 111,000 annual ATMs to be movements (including 5,000 business jet reached in 2022. If the airport is to respond movements). Figure 4.1 below shows how to the significant demand from both business Growth and this may develop at 5-year intervals: and leisure passengers beyond 2022, the modernisation current limits will need to be changed.
Annual Passengers 6m 7m 8m 9m 10m 11m 12m
2025 8,600,000
2030 9,800,000
2035 11,000,000
2025 124,500
2030 137,000
2035 151,000
Annual Air Trac 100k 110k 120k 130k 140k 150k 160k Movements
Figure 4.1: Demand Forecasts – 5 yearly Source: York Aviation 4 London City Airport 49 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Our land use plans at the end of the forecast The infrastructure requirements and period to 2035 have been developed to potential airport layout to meet demand 4.2 ensure that an operationally efficient and of 11 million passengers per annum in flexible airport layout is deliverable. Our 2035 is outlined below as well as a brief development plans also seek to meet description of how the airport infrastructure Adapting our future demand and maximise benefits while could be adapted to accommodate future minimising the extent of new infrastructure growth. Potential interim phasing plans and environmental impacts. To achieve this, for 2025 and 2030 are at Appendix A.2. infrastructure we will seek to make best use of our existing runway and land within the existing airport boundary and undertake future development Making best use of in a balanced manner to reduce where possible the extent of development outside of our current land ownership. Some our existing runway limited development may be required over King George V Dock depending on airlines’ fleet plans in the future. 4 London City Airport 50 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Runway To serve upgraded and additional aircraft The following changes may be required: It is not proposed to build a new runway or parking stands, changes to the pier to extend the length of our existing runway. buildings which accommodate passenger reconfiguration of three stands 12-14 Our aim is to maximise the potential of the gate lounges may also be needed. on the western apron to create two existing runway infrastructure consistent new larger Code C stands, capable with Government Aviation Policy. All changes to the aprons and stands can of serving new generation aircraft such be accommodated within the existing as the Airbus A220-100 and Embraer Taxiways airport site, apart from the stands over E190-E2 (location 2 on Figure 4.2). The new CADP parallel taxiway to the KGV Dock which would only require a This may require the relocation of east of the existing apron will reduce the modest development over the dock. the existing Fuel Farm and other time needed for aircraft to occupy the support facilities to the eastern runway and remove the need for aircraft end of the airport as explained to taxi along or ‘back-track’ along the below (location 8 on Figure 4.2); runway, therefore improving safety. It will also allow for up to 45 ATMs an hour upgrade of the stands served by to use the runway at peak times. the existing West Pier to serve new generation aircraft. Some To respond to the demand of 151,000 ATMs reconfiguration may be required forecasted by 2035, we will need to make depending on the number and type some additional airfield upgrades in addition of stands required (location 8 to CADP. These are likely to include upgrades on Figure 4.2); and to the western apron to include new aircraft hold points on the west for a more balanced up to three new Code C stands, airfield layout and more efficient use of the capable of serving new generation runway by removing the need for back- aircraft such as the Airbus A220-100 tracking of aircraft (location 2 on Figure 4.2). and Embraer E190-E2, could be added at the eastern end of the apron. These These upgrades would allow us to respond to stands would need to be constructed the likely peak demand by 2035 of up to 52 over KGV dock as an extension of the ATMs per hour to cater for growth in traffic. new stands currently being delivered as part of CADP (location 7 on Apron and Stands Figure 4.2). Some of these additional Additional aircraft stands and modifications stands could be served by an extended to some existing aircraft stands may be pier (location 7 on Figure 4.2). needed to meet the forecast changes in peak hour demand and provide greater capacity. However, this need will be dependent on airlines refleeting plans for a cleaner, quieter, new generation of aircraft and the phasing of delivery. 4 London City Airport 51 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Figure 4.2: 2035 potential site land use 4 London City Airport 52 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Terminal Support Facilities Land is also safeguarded to the south of The ongoing transformation and expansion Changes to the airfield, apron and stands KGV Dock for new employment creating of the terminal building as part of CADP may at the western end of the airport (location opportunities. We also have ambitions need to be reconfigured and optimised in 2 on Figure 4.2), in order to accommodate to partner with our airlines in the future the future to provide enough capacity to new generation aircraft and the forecast to develop an onsite Aviation Centre of handle the forecast increased demand to demand, could require the relocation of Excellence on the dockside lands subject to 2035. A new terminal will not be required. existing support facilities, currently located consolidating onsite parking into a multi- to the west of the terminal, including the Fuel storey car park. This facility could include We expect that current and future innovation Farm. These facilities could be relocated to airline offices, training rooms and aircraft and technological advancements in the east of the terminal (location 8 on Figure simulators (location 8 on Figure 4.2). passenger and baggage processing will 4.2) to make more efficient use of the land help reduce the overall need for space in to the south of KGV Dock. Relocating these The terminal forecourt is expected to certain areas of the terminal and provide facilities to the dockside location would have capacity to accommodate growth opportunities for other facilities within the allow these facilities to more easily adapted to 2035 with only minor modifications existing building footprint. Similarly, some over time in line with demand compared required (location 4 on Figure 4.2). Further ‘back of house’ operational facilities could to the currently constrained locations. details on the potential improvements be relocated elsewhere on the airport site regarding getting to and from the to provide additional space if required. The opportunity to relocate the Fuel Farm airport are provided in section 4.6. would be created by adapting the CADP Our Jet Centre at the western end of the single deck car park which has been airfield (location 1 on Figure 4.2) is expected safeguarded in design for multi storey use. to continue to operate as long as there To make best use of the existing dockside are runway slots available, though there land the at grade parking, car rental and is an expectation that as the number of other facilities could be consolidated into a scheduled passenger ATMs increases the multi-storey car park to free up land for more Jet Centre movements may gradually appropriate development, such as airport reduce, particularly at peak times. maintenance and support facilities including the Fuel Farm (location 8 on Figure 4.2). 4 London City Airport 53 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Our plans will ensure continued operation in the last half hour of permitted within our noise contour area limit which we operations for delayed take-offs 4.3 will also seek to reduce over time. Our future or arrivals. Movements in the last growth will also maintain an 8-hour night half hour between 2200hrs – 2230hrs time curfew on flights as we understand are currently limited to 400 per year, Adjusting current this is important to our local residents or just more than one per day; and and those living under our flight paths. at weekends to allow us to respond to operations However, to make best use of our current airline and customer demand for runway and other infrastructure, we more flexible flight times. There is are giving careful consideration to how currently a 24-hour closure at weekends Accelerating adjustments could be made to how we from 1230hrs on Saturday to 1230hrson operate, including the hours when aircraft fly. Sunday. This was introduced in 1998. This may involve allowing more flexibility on investment in new the number of flights in the following periods: We believe that the above adjustments would help accelerate airlines’ plans to in the first half hour of permitted invest in more of the quieter, cleaner, generation aircraft operations when there is demand new generation aircraft. This will ensure for business travel including continued operation within our existing the potential to connect into early noise contour area limit, and reduce the morning European hub traffic. This first contour area below this limit and reduce the half hour between 0630hrs – 0700hrs number of people that would otherwise fall is currently limited to 6 movements; within it over the forecast period to 2035. 4 London City Airport 54 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
If the airport is to cater for 11 million This would deliver growth in direct onsite passengers per annum by 2035, we will need employment of over 85% by 203536, expanding 4.4 even more local people working directly on employment across all sectors and requiring site, further generating additional economic a wide variety of skills. Around 65% of the activity and employment through our supply jobs created directly at the airport will relate Creating new jobs chain and beyond. Compared to 2018, we to operational activities such as aircraft predict that by 2035 the airport will create handling, maintenance and engineering, up to 2,500 new full-time equivalent (FTE) freight or fuel handling. Another 20% of the and opportunities jobs in the local area, made up as follows:35 new job opportunities will come from retail, and 15% from the airlines operating our flights (pilots, flight attendants, customer An additional up to 2,100 new onsite jobs at the service, etc.) with the remainder created airport (1,800 jobs full-time in contractor and concession activities. equivalent FTE jobs); 2,500 jobs locally We also have aspirations for a future onsite an additional 700 new indirect and Aviation Centre of Excellence to create induced FTE jobs in the local area; and more highly skilled, good quality jobs and by 2035 create additional pathways into employment £210 million in annual economic at the airport, with our partners and East output measured as Gross Value London boroughs. This would improve Added (GVA) through direct, indirect skilled opportunities across the local and induced employment opportunities. community and further improve economic benefits over the master plan period.
35 Compared to 2018. An uplift 36 Compared to 2018. in the region of 1,400 direct jobs and 600 indirect and induced jobs is predicted compared to CADP. 4 London City Airport 55 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Figure 4.3: Indicative sector breakdown of direct (on-site) employment at the airport Jobs LCY Today (2018) Forecast (2035)
4500 Other office functions Other concession (car rental and 280 4000 60 currency exchange agencies) 120 Administration (internal LCY administration and on-site 3500 640 consultancies) Retail 3000 Airline 730 Operations (air traffic control, 2500 logistics, facilities management, 150 fuel handling etc.) 40 2000 110 250 1500 370 2440 1000 1290 500
Total 2200 4300 Jobs
Figure 4.4: Full-time equivalent jobs and gross value 2018 direct jobs added (GVA) impact in 2035 (green) vs. 2018 (blue) 2018 indirect and induced jobs 2035 direct jobs 2035 indirect and induced jobs
£140m in GVA 1500 indirect (indirect & & induced jobs induced jobs)
1,800 £210m additional additional FTE direct jobs GVA
£140m £270m 2,100 3,800 GVA GVA direct direct (direct (direct jobs jobs jobs) jobs)
700 indirect £70m in GVA & induced jobs (indirect & induced jobs) 4 London City Airport 56 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
London City Airport’s domestic supply chain The operation of an international airport like In addition to maximising employment The airport generates jobs and opportunities for ours relies on state-of-the-art engineering opportunities in our local area, our proposed businesses and SMEs across the UK and locally. and management skills, knowledge and expansion will also benefit businesses competencies. We are committed to ensuring across the country. Our supply chain Examples within the City Airport that the benefits of growth maximise reaches across Britain (Figure 4.5). Further Development Programme include: opportunities in the local area, especially in airport development will provide additional providing new employment. We will continue employment opportunities across the country 1 Dyer and Butler 6 Buckingham Group to work towards the ambitious onsite in sectors such as energy and utilities, (part of M Group HQ Location: Stowe, targets for local employment, currently set advertising, manufacturing and construction. Services, Stevenage) Buckinghamshire HQ Location: Southampton Contract value: £6.5 million at 70% of new recruits coming from the local Contract value: £6.7 million Works: Digital Air Traffic area, 40% of new recruits being residents Our increased offer of flights for leisure Works: Airfield taxiway and Control Tower 37 drainage works and the airfield of the London Borough of Newham and purposes will lead to an increase in services works 7 Reach Engineering and continue our work with Newham and other international and domestic tourism, Diving Services (REDS) East London agencies to provide residents supporting more London and local jobs. 2 J & D Pierce HQ Location: Rugby, (Contracts) Ltd Warwickshire with work and training opportunities. The projected increase in the number of HQ Location: Contract value: £24,000 2 leisure travellers from over 2.3 million annual Glengarnock, Ayrshire Works: Dock surveying Contract value: £15.6 million passengers in 2018 to 7 million annual Works: Steel contractor - 8 Dynasafe Bactec Ltd passengers, as well as the 70% increase in fabricating and erecting the HQ Location: Dartford, Kent business passengers to 4 million by 2035 structural steelwork for new Contract value: £12 million parts of terminal Works: Unexploded Ordnance will boost the tourism sector in London and survey work across the UK through increased spending 3 Kilnbridge HQ Location: Canning 9 Prater Limited in food, accommodation, transport, Town, Newham HQ Location: Surrey retail and other leisure industries. Contract value: c.£17 million Contract value: £37.3 million Works: Civil works for the Works: Envelope Contractor - airport’s new terminal and fabricating and erecting the energy centres roof and façade elements of the new parts of terminal 4 BAM Nuttall HQ Location: Camberley, Surrey 10 Balfour Beatty Contract value: c.£85 million Kilpatrick Works: Piling and decking for HQ Location: London 7 new 75,000 m2 concrete deck Contract value: £7.3 million extension Works: MEP Contractor – mechanical electrical and plant 6 5 Careys / public health works elements HQ Location: Southampton of the new parts of terminal Contract value: £6.7 million 10 3 11 8 Works: Airfield taxiway and 11 Kier 4 9 drainage works and the HQ Location: London airfield services works Contract value: £6.4 million 1 5 Works: Construction of ancillary buildings in the Western Service Yard 37 London City Airport has even more ambitious targets of 50% of new recruits Figure 4.5: The airport’s UK-wide supply chain being from Newham 4 London City Airport 57 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Our role in supporting economic prosperity Productivity and increased economic is a key component of our plans. Our easily output due to reduced travel costs 4.5 accessible location in the east of London and improved competition provides a range of benefits to the economy such as improving access for businesses to Overall, by 2035, we expect to contribute Contributing to wider international markets. Currently, we estimate an additional £190 million per annum to UK that the airport contributes £760 million GVA as a result of increasing productivity per annum to the UK.38 It is expected that and economic output. By being located economic growth CADP will increase this number to £1.5 billion. close to key business districts including With demand growing, this contribution the City of London, Canary Wharf and is expected to increase considerably. those expanding in the Royal Docks and £2 billion for the Stratford, the development of the airport By 2035, we estimate that our will benefit many enterprises in high value- additional impact could be as much adding industries, leading to productivity UK economy annually as £586 million for the UK economy benefits. Productivity benefits will also arise annually39 made up as follows: from attracting an increased number of businesses to these districts, leading to a by 2035 £190 million in productivity and greater concentration of economic activity. economic growth benefits; Up to £73 million in trade benefits; Growth in demand served beyond the £95 million per year in increased tax current limits would also support businesses receipts from more productive jobs; to increase economic output as a result £68 million in benefits to passengers; and of reduced travel costs and increased £160 million in annual economic output competitiveness and collaboration. Our associated with local employment. forecasts indicate that demand from business passengers will increase by Our total annual contribution to 63% by 2035 compared to today. the UK economy by 2035 could therefore reach over £2 billion.
38 Arup Analysis (2019). Note 39 See note 31 above. that these benefits include both local and national impacts which may not be fully mutually exclusive. 4 London City Airport 58 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Trade impacts and inward investment Our impact on trade, including productivity More productive jobs Benefits to passengers The strength of London’s economy stems impacts, is estimated to be up to £73 million Because higher productivity leads to higher We will be able to offer more flights to in part from the high levels of productivity per year by 2035. The expected increase wages, workers are often attracted to more more destinations for our passengers. This and output generated by sectors that in trade in the form of exports and imports productive jobs as their pay levels increase. will contribute to more efficient journeys are highly dependent on international will enhance competition and provide a There is also a positive impact on tax revenue for our existing passengers as well as connectivity. Improved access to international greater choice of goods and services. In turn, to government. We estimate that this could allowing new trips to happen that otherwise markets will increase interdependencies, this will help to raise baseline productivity amount to £95 million per year by 2035. would not have been made. In total, we which can help lead to higher levels in trade-related sectors. This is especially estimate that user benefits will amount of trading and inward investment. This valuable for London as it is an overall to around £68 million per year by 2035. will be especially important to London net exporter of goods and services. from an international competitiveness perspective in the next decade. 4 London City Airport 59 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Our forecasts predict that once CADP As we respond to demand, we and other planned transport upgrades will continue to increase public 4.6 (DLR and Crossrail) are completed, and sustainable transport use by there will be sufficient capacity on the passengers, with a target of 75% of DLR, our forecourt and on the local journeys to and from the airport using Improving transport to road network to accommodate up to 11 the DLR, bus, walking or cycling by 2025; million passengers per year by 2035.
We will also continue to implement and from the airport Our aspiration is to further improve measures to reduce single car our status as the best performing occupancy amongst our staff UK airport for passenger public and to less than 40% by 2025; Increasing sustainable sustainable transport use as follows:
We support in principle the proposals encouraging staff to use more sustainable set out in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy public transport use modes of transport. DLR mode share to 2041. With support from our partners, by staff is currently around 30%. This including Transport for London (TfL), we could be higher but shift patterns are believe that a target of 80% of currently a barrier to public transport passengers using public and sustainable use (almost 40% of airport staff start transport modes can be achieved by 2035; their shift before the first DLR service);
We will continue to engage with TfL and exploring ways to further increase DLR use, stakeholders such as our Transport Forum including engaging with TfL to help deliver to explore ways of further improving higher frequencies and earlier DLR services public transport, including DLR, as part of their planned upgrade frequencies and earlier services to better programme. We are also exploring the align with staff shift patterns and demand potential benefits of better integrating from early morning departing passengers; the terminal and DLR station, and minimising level changes to both We will continue investment in reduce congestion and to improve and promotion of improved local the speed and service for passengers; infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists, bus and potentially river services in working alongside TfL and local the Royal Docks/Silvertown area; and businesses in supporting additional connectivity around North Woolwich In the longer term, we are committed and the Royal Docks, either by to working with local stakeholders to introducing shuttle bus services or deliver a new Crossrail Station on the improving the existing bus routes; Elizabeth Line south of the airport which would improve connectivity in the south east and deliver a host of regeneration benefits in the wider Thames Estuary. 4 London City Airport 60 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
by 2035, additional opportunities for to make better use of the airport site Transport mode share cyclists and pedestrians will be and to accommodate modest increases created along Hartmann Road and in parking, the single decked car park
along Connaught Road (A112), connecting could be modified for multi-storey use. Transfer 1% the airport to the Newham cycle network. This would free up land for airport Car 30% This will support our target of almost support facilities. The CADP infrastructure trebling our cycle parking provision for provides 1,250 parking spaces for staff Public Transport staff and public use, increasing from and passengers and have been designed (DLR, Bus and 72 to 175 spaces, reflecting our future to accommodate the currently permitted 2018 Black taxi) position as part of the wider 6.5 million passengers annually. We 69% Royal Docks cycling network; forecast that despite a 70% increase in passenger demand to 11 million by the completion of the Royal Wharf Pier 2035, and a doubling of staff, compared Source: ACI Airport Service Quality and expected increase in river boat to today, we are considering how we (ASQ) survey and CAA data services could provide the opportunity for could limit parking increases to 20% (circa the river to become a mode of 1,500 overall) with a view to delivering
transporting people to and from our ambitious targets to shift passengers Transfer 1% the airport. We will work with TfL, and staff onto more sustainable forms Car 24% developers and LBN to promote and of travel to and from the airport. These support this for passengers and staff; additional spaces would all have electric Public & Sustainable charging facilities as part of the airport’s Transport (DLR, bus, walk commitment to reduce its 2025 and cycling) CO2 emissions; and 75%
in addition to 300 spaces with electric charging points, we are also considering how to make provision for electric Based on London City Airport data charging or zero emission vehicles on all onsite parking spaces by 2035.
Transfer 1% Car 19%
Public & Sustainable Transport (DLR, bus, walk 2035 and cycling) 80%
Based on London City Airport data 4 London City Airport 61 Framework for growth Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Crossrail and London City Airport We are looking to maximise the airport’s The London Borough of Newham has While our growth is not dependent upon The Elizabeth Line (Crossrail), will provide connectivity with Elizabeth Line as follows: recognised the potential benefits of a new a new Crossrail Station at Silvertown a step-change in rail connectivity across Crossrail station close to the airport and adjacent to the airport, this would provide the capital. It will run from Reading in the promoting the link to Custom House have identified the potential benefit of a a significant opportunity to create an west through central London to Shenfield station and the rerouting of the new dedicated station in its Local Plan and outstanding interchange. This would improve and Abbey Wood in the east, with train 474-bus service to connect the Infrastructure Delivery Plan. A new station connectivity from East London to the services operating with a five-minute airport and Custom House; could be part of any future changes to the Estuary, which would benefit residents and frequency through the eastern sections. It is working with TfL to promote the Elizabeth Line, such as the Abbey Wood businesses, as well as unlocking significant envisaged that one of the capacity benefits Stratford station interchange to enable to Ebbsfleet extension and the airport is strategic regional benefits, including of the Elizabeth Line will be relieving the passengers to have a convenient, working with the promoters of the scheme, additional housing across the region.40 current congestion on the DLR (in particular covered and secure interchange Crossrail to Ebbsfleet Partnership, to include 40 https://www.c2ecampaign.com/ from Woolwich Arsenal into London in between the Elizabeth Line and DLR; and it within the next stages of the feasibility and the morning peak and reversed in the engaging with TfL on their design development process. The airport pm peak) to create capacity for the new redevelopment of Poplar DLR Depot to will also seek to engage with TfL as the developments around the Royal Docks. provide a better passenger interchange proposals are developed in more detail. between DLR and the Elizabeth Line.
Figure 4.6: Potential location for new Elizabeth Line station
Crossrail to Ebbsfleet proposed scheme
Custom House
ExCel Whitechapel Custom Silvertown Canary House Wharf O2
Belvedere
Woolwich Abbey Wood Erith
Slade Green Stone Woolwich Crossing Swanscombe Greenhithe Dartford Ebbsfleet International
C2e Station Opportunity Area 0 London City Airport 62 Section Title DraftMaster Master Plan 2019-2035 Plan 2020-2035
5.1 5.4 5 Noise Other Sustainability environmental 5.2 matters and environmental Air quality strategy 5.5 5.3 Heritage and Carbon and archaeology climate change
This section summarises the potential environmental impacts of our proposed changes in order to meet demand through to 2035. It also sets out a summary of future measures that will be put in place to manage and control any impacts on the local community and the Caption directional: Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci environment. The topics considered include noise, air saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias. quality, carbon and climate change, dock water quality and biodiversity, waste disposal, heritage and archaeology.
Some of the key priorities and future measures that Footnote Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia will be put in place are included in the box below. ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias. 5 London City Airport 63 Sustainability and environmental strategy Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Air noise Air quality Carbon and climate change
Accommodate all future growth within Working with partners we will seek Become an independently accredited our permitted 9.1 km2 air noise to retain our position as the UK’s ‘carbon neutral’ business by 2020; contour area limit which we will best performing airport for public also seek to reduce over time; and sustainable transport use Work with airlines to deliver more with a target of 80% public transport new generation aircraft which are more Maintain our commitment to an use by passengers by 2035; fuel efficient and will emit fewer carbon 8-hour night time curfew on flights; emissions per passenger per flight; All vehicles owned by the airport will Ensure that no noisier aircraft than be London Ultra Low Emissions Zone Achieve net zero emissions by are currently allowed to operate compliant by December 2020; 2050, consistent with the emerging will do so in the future; and commitments from governments All airside vehicles will have a permanent and industry around the world; Add to the current comprehensive suite vehicle pass to be electric (or zero of noise controls to ensure that we emissions) or use renewable fuels by 2030; Invest more in low carbon technology mitigate noise effects associated with and more energy efficient buildings; growth to 2035. This will include further We will provide 300 parking spaces with improvements to our Sound Insulation electric charging points, as well provision Promote increased public and sustainable scheme, which already has for electric charging or zero emission transport usage by staff and passengers; the current joint lowest daytime vehicles on all other spaces by 2035; and threshold in the UK at 57dB. Work with airlines and manufacturers All future stands will be equipped on the hybrid and electric with Fixed Electrical Ground Power. aircraft agenda; and
Work with NATS to deliver their predicted annual savings in fuel burn and CO2 emissions through participation in the Government’s airspace modernisation process. 5 London City Airport 64 Sustainability and environmental strategy Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Air noise operating a comprehensive Sound The term “air noise” refers to noise from Insulation (SI) scheme for residential 5.1 aircraft that are either airborne or are landing dwellings and public buildings, which or taking off on the airport’s runway. The already has the current joint lowest total air noise to which local communities daytime threshold in the UK at 57dB. Noise are exposed over a given period depends The scheme has recently been improved on the noise emitted by individual aircraft to include treatment at 63 dB LAeq,16h and the total number of aircraft movements and additional treatment at 66 dB Growing within, and (arrivals and departures) in that period. An LAeq,16h. The tiered scheme ensures overall measure of air noise exposure can that those closest to the airport and most be depicted on a noise map which shows affected by noise receive a 100% grant for reducing over time, noise contours.41 In the UK noise contours are a high level of sound insulation treatment; generally produced for the 92-day summer period (16th June to 15th September) as this requiring all landing aircraft to approach our existing noise is normally the busiest period at airports and at a glide slope of 5.5 degrees. The therefore represents a worst case scenario. normal approach angle adopted at most UK and international airports is 3 degrees. contour limit Measures currently in place This ensures aircraft are kept higher for Managing the impacts of air noise is an longer, reducing the noise impact on absolute priority of ours - both for our local local communities under the arrival community and also those living under flight paths; and our flight paths. As described in Section 1.6 we already have a comprehensive operating an Incentives and Penalties suite of controls in place. These include: Scheme to manage how aircraft fly day to day and encourage airlines to operate operating within a fixed noise contour aircraft more quietly, by awarding envelope area limit that is checked credits to aircraft that are operated annually. This envelope relates to the quietly and penalties to those that exceed 57 dB LAeq,16h noise contour and has the upper noise thresholds. The money an area limit of 9.1 km2; from any penalties (£600 per dB exceedance) is added to the Community Projects Fund which we have set at a minimum of £75,000 per year to fund local projects. The noise thresholds are more stringent than any other UK scheme for daytime operations. Good performance is rewarded 41 Noise contours connect points characteristics of aircraft noise by publishing a league table each year. that have the same average generation and attenuation, noise exposure. The contours and calibrated using noise are generated using computer measurements from the airport’s models, based on the known noise monitoring terminals. 5 London City Airport 65 Sustainability and environmental strategy Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
These measures are supplemented by a Effectiveness of controls Contours 2020 to 2035 The areas of all air noise contours and comprehensive noise monitoring system As an illustration of the effectiveness of our The forecast demand by 2035 will require estimates of the number of people within which includes seven fixed monitors as well existing noise controls (which are amongst an increase in annual aircraft movements them are given in the tables below. Figure as mobile monitors which can be placed in the tightest of any European airport), beyond our current limit of 111,000 ATMs. 5.2 below shows a comparison of the 57 dB the community as required. Noise levels are last year we received just 5 complaints The number of annual movements are contours for 2020, 2025, 2030, 2035 at 75% available through our aircraft noise tracking per 1,000 aircraft movements. The table forecast to increase gradually over time and 80% refleeting of the passenger jet fleet system called Travis on our website.42 below compares our 2018 complaints with reaching around 151,000 ATMs by 2035. to new generation aircraft. The small changes those at other London airports for 2017 Air noise contours have been produced in contour shape are due to slight variations and shows that we received significantly in 5 yearly increments from 2020 to 2035 in potential aircraft mixes over time. fewer complaints per 1,000 flights than based on our projected fleet mix and our any other major London airport.43 understanding of airlines’ ability to deliver The number of people within the contours the quieter, cleaner, new generation aircraft (those exposed to 54 dB and above) is provided that the necessary infrastructure forecast to reduce by 2035. While the and incentives are in place. Importantly, all number of people within the 57 dB contour Figure 5.1: Comparison of annual noise Other London Airports complaints received by London airports. London City Airport contours up to 2035 collectively fit within and above is forecast to increase slightly *Data of LCY in 2018 the current 57 dB contour area limit of over time (except in 2035 with up to 80% 9.1km2, which shows that demand can be re-fleeting when decreases primarily
200 accommodated within our existing noise occur), any increase in noise will generally contour limit as currently permitted. be of a very small magnitude. Between 2020 and 2035 most people within the
160 The contours may reduce over the master noise contours will experience a negligible plan period as the number of quieter, cleaner change in aircraft noise and more people new generation aircraft increase to account will experience a decrease in aircraft
120 for between 75-80% of the passenger jet noise than an increase. A small number of fleet. While our forecasts suggest 75% of the people located to the north and south of jet fleet will be new generation aircraft by the airport are forecast to experience a
80 2035, we will work with airlines to potentially minor increase in noise of less than 3dB. achieve 80% and reduce the associated contour area by 2035 and the number of
40 people that would otherwise fall within it if the noise contour area limit remains as Complaints per 1,000 Aircraft Movements Aircraft per 1,000 Complaints now. Comparative contours for 75% and
0 80% refleeting of the passenger jet fleet by
5.0 44.2 86.3 115.0 165.6 2035 are shown for indicative purposes.
2017 Annual Aircraft 80,668* 189,919 285,912 133,743 475,783 Movements Number of Complaints 405* 8,395 24,672 15,384 78,794 in 2017 42 https://travislcy.topsonic.aero 43 Data for 2018 not available for all airports at time of Airport London City Stansted Gatwick Luton Heathrow Airport 2018* publication therefore fullest dataset (2017) used 5 London City Airport 66 Sustainability and environmental strategy Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Figure 5.2: Comparison of 57 dB LAeq,16h noise contours
REVISIONS
REVISIONS 5 London City Airport 67 Sustainability and environmental strategy Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Overall the forecast increase in the number Future measures to mitigate air noise engine test and maintenance activities of movements up to 2035 will not have a Future measures to further mitigate air are restricted to those associated significant impact on the local community noise impacts could include enhancements with engine rectification, rather due to the increase in the proportion of to our Sound Insulation scheme. We than routine testing; movements by quieter new generation will also seek to ensure that our noise operating within an engine testing noise aircraft. This will allow us to remain within our control and abatement procedures limit of 60 dB LAeq,12h which is based current contour area limit, which shows that take on board any recommendations on the average daily noise level during Figure 5.3: Forecast noise contour areas our noise footprint will be no worse overall from future government guidance. the noisiest month of the year; and than currently permitted. Our assessment maintaining and developing the existing Noise Summer Daytime Noise Contour Area, km2 predicts that most of the people within the We will deliver our future growth within airport buildings and barriers, which Contour, dB Laeq, 16h 2035 2035 airport’s air noise contours will experience our permitted 9.1 km2 air noise contour are specifically designed to act as a forecast potential 2020 2025 2030 75% increased refleeting refleeting a slight decrease in average daytime noise limit which we will also seek to reduce continuous noise barrier to protect (up to 80%) levels from 2020 to 2035 and no one will over time and ensure that no noisier properties south of the airport 54 16.0 16.1 15.8 15.8 15.0 experience a significant increase in noise. aircraft than are currently allowed from ground noise. 57 9.0 9. 1 9. 1 9. 1 8.7 to operate will do so in future. 60 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.7 We are committed to maintaining the Due to the forecast increase in aircraft 63 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 8-hour night time closure. Although Ground noise movements up to 2035 ground noise is 66 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 there are currently no criteria for the The main sources of ground noise include forecast to increase slightly. In most areas 69 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 assessment of respite, we recognise aircraft taxiing and manoeuvring between the absolute levels of ground noise are that any potential changes to existing the runway and aircraft stands, use of currently relatively low and are forecast operational hours would change how aircraft’s auxiliary power units (APUs) and to remain so in the future. Air noise, road Figure 5.4: Forecast number of people exposed to noise local residents experience noise. Should testing (ground running) of aircraft engines. traffic noise and/or industrial noise are Noise Population46 any changes be proposed to the existing generally greater sources of noise in the Contour, operations, these would be fully assessed, We currently have a comprehensive environment, even close to the airport. dB Laeq, 16h 2035 2035 forecast potential and appropriate mitigation provided. suite of controls in place to manage and 2020 2025 2030 75% increased refleeting refleeting mitigate ground noise. These include: Ground noise tends to be highest close to (up to 80%) the airport within the eligible zone of our 54 107,100 104,600 102,400 101,000 94,400 phased delivery of Fixed Electrical air noise Sound Insulation Scheme. This 57 45,700 45,900 45,400 45,900 42,700 Ground Power (FEGP) on existing means that dwellings in this area have 60 16,500 18,100 18,600 19,100 18,000 aircraft stands, to reduce the use of been or are eligible for sound insulation 63 4,500 4,700 4,900 4,700 4,200 Mobile Ground Power Units (MGPUs); treatment to mitigate the effects of aircraft 66 1,200 1,300 1,300 1,600 1,400 47 limiting the use of auxiliary power units noise, or in the case of newer dwellings they 69 0 0 0 0 0 to 10 minutes before departure from will have been designed to mitigate noise the stand and 10 minutes after arrival from the airport when they were built. except under exceptional circumstances; restricting engine testing to designated In the event of any new stands being 44 The populations have been 45 The forecast population areas except in emergencies; built in the future, appropriate noise determined using data supplied within the 69 dB noise contour by CACI Ltd. This data is based has been informed by a rectification, rather than routine testing; barriers will be constructed to ensure on census information factored detailed modelling exercise that satisfactory mitigation is in place up to 2018 and consists of that has been undertaken population by postcode. allowing for local screening prior to operating any new stands. from the airport’s noise barriers and terminal buildings. 5 London City Airport 68 Sustainability and environmental strategy Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Air quality at London City Airport We are committed to monitoring ambient The airport already operates a air quality and sharing the results with the 5.2 comprehensive air quality monitoring local authority. As mentioned in section 1, network, with no recorded breaches near real time data are available online46 since monitoring began in 2006. The and the findings are reported annually. Our Air quality network comprises two onsite automatic monitoring data shows that concentrations monitoring stations and 17 local passive are under the UK air quality objectives for all monitoring stations. The pollutants the pollutants monitored. Figure 5.5 shows Managing air quality measured include nitrogen oxides (NOx), the recent annual mean NO2 concentrations nitrogen dioxide (NO2), fine particulate from the two automatic onsite monitors matter (PM10) and, since the end of 2018, and four of the local sites too. It shows that around the airport very fine particulate matter (PM2.5). monitored levels have been consistently well below the UK air quality objective over the past 4 years. Figure 5.6 shows the locations of these monitoring sites.
46 monitoring.aqconsultants. co.uk/index.php/LCY
50
UK air quality objective 40 g/m3) μ ns (
30 Figure 5.6 The location of the monitoring sites
On-site: City Aviation House (automatic monitor) Newham Dockside (automatic monitor) 20 Off-site:
annual mean concentratio mean annual Straight Road 2 Gallions Way NO Brixham Street 10 Eastern end of the University of East London 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Year
Figure 5.5: Annual mean NO2 concentrations (2014 - 2017) 5 London City Airport 69 Sustainability and environmental strategy Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Measures we are currently an airport-wide strategy for The decrease in concentrations is due to the To mitigate impacts on air taking to reduce effects expanding the use of low predicted decrease in road traffic emissions quality to 2035 we will: The main potential impacts on air quality emission and electric vehicles; and in background concentrations by arise from aircraft on the ground, aircraft requiring all vehicles issued with a new 2035, both of which are due to tighter road work with airlines to encourage in the air, ground-based activity such as Airside Vehicle Permit to comply with vehicle emissions regulations. The impact of improvements in aircraft performance vehicles, machinery and mobile power plant, the latest vehicle emissions standards increased aircraft activity on concentrations and so reduce emissions; stationary energy plant and road traffic. for road vehicles (Euro Standards); and is limited as some of those emissions occur provide Fixed Electrical Ground Emissions from aircraft above 1,500ft (equal controlling Auxiliary Power Units at height (aircraft in the air) while the impact Power on all future stands; to 457m) generally have a negligible impact (APU) ground running and engine of emissions near ground level drops off ensure all vehicles owned by the airport on ambient concentrations at ground level. testing and undertaking routine rapidly with distance from the airport. will be ULEZ compliant by December 2020; Similarly, the impact of near-ground and emissions testing for airside vehicles. ensure all airside vehicles with aircraft emissions and other airport activity a permanent vehicle pass will be on ambient concentrations is limited to Additional measures to 2035 electric (or zero emissions) or use within a few hundred metres of the point of Our assessment of air quality to 2035 has renewable fuels by 2030; and emission. At greater distances the main air considered all relevant local sources of ensure that 300 parking spaces (1 in 5) quality issues are those due to passenger emissions, including aircraft on the ground are equipped with electric charging and staff travel to and from the airport. and in the air, other vehicles on the airport points by 2035, with provision for ground, road traffic and energy sources. electric charging or zero emission Our Air Quality Management Strategy (AQMS) Emissions from future sources outside the vehicles on all other spaces. lists the measures we are currently taking local area have been considered through to reduce the effects of pollution on air the background pollutant concentrations. quality. A full report is included in our Annual Performance Report which is available on our In 2035, the maximum concentrations are website.47 Some of the key measures include: predicted to decrease, compared with the current situation, in the vicinity of the airport. as part of the CADP build, use of The highest predicted annual mean NO2 gas-fired Combined Heat and Power concentration for 2035 is 21.6µg/m3 and the (CHP) systems to suit the airport’s highest predicted annual mean PM10 and PM2.5 base load profiles and photovoltaic concentrations are 16.8µg/m3 and 10.4µg/ panels on the terminal building roof; m3 respectively, all of which are below the provision of ultra-low NOx boilers relevant air quality objectives. The airport can and CHP systems that include 95% therefore meet demand and grow without catalytic reduction of emissions; causing any exceedance of EU limit values installation of fixed electrical ground or delaying compliance with EU limit values. power (FEGP) to all CADP stands;
47 https://www. londoncityairport.com/ corporate/Action-Plans- and-Reports/Annual- Performance-report 5 London City Airport 70 Sustainability and environmental strategy Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
The airport can exert significant influence The DfT’s Beyond the Horizon (2018) policy over activities which contribute to climate statement and the recently released Aviation 5.3 change, such as: emissions from aircraft on 2050: the future of UK Aviation green paper, the ground and in the Landing and Take-off demonstrates that the UK can keep within (LTO) cycle; emissions from airport buildings its legally binding carbon budget while also Carbon and and energy plant; ground operations allowing airports to make best use of their including airside vehicles and ground power existing runway capacity. Meeting these units; surface access transport; construction targets, and potentially stricter zero carbon climate change and refurbishment works; and the sustainable objectives announced by the Government at consumption of water, energy and natural the start of June 2019, needs to be tackled resources by its own activities and those of at an international level because air travel Reducing emissions our suppliers and tenant companies based transcends national borders. Alongside at the airport. While not all of these activities industry partners and consistent with the are within our direct control there are a recent Government announcement, we are to net zero by 2050 number of initiatives that we have committed committed to achieving net zero emissions by to which will help us move closer to a low, 2050, as agreed at the ACI Europe Congress and ultimately carbon-neutral future. in June 2019. To achieve this, we will embrace innovation and deploy several practices We fully understand and support the need to reduce emissions even further and meet to reduce our carbon emissions and to international industry standards to advocate become an even more sustainable business. net zero emissions in the wider industry. We have already exceeded our 2020 targets to achieve a 20% reduction in carbon emissions per passenger compared to 2013, and are now working to achieve Airport Carbon Accreditation level 3+ neutrality by becoming a carbon neutral airport by 2020. 5 London City Airport 71 Sustainability and environmental strategy Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Increase opportunities to further improve Play our part in reducing air emissions emissions by accommodating quieter, in-flight progressively over time by cleaner, more fuel-efficient new supporting the decarbonisation of the Some of the generation aircraft (such as the aviation sector where possible. That’s A220-100 and E190E2). These new why we support moves to further measures to generation aircraft are up to 17% strengthen the Carbon Offsetting and more fuel efficient than current models Reduction Scheme for International achieve net and they can accommodate more Aviation (CORSIA). CORSIA is the first seats, meaning carbon emissions global carbon pricing instrument covering zero emissions per passenger mile flown are lower an entire sector. The significance of than with existing and previous this agreement cannot be overestimated. by 2050 generation aircraft. The more It requires all carriers to offset of their efficient airfield layout achieved related carbon emissions. As a result, through CADP will also play its part CORSIA will overall result in a greater in reducing taxiing time, thus reducing CO2 mitigation in international emissions from aircraft on the ground; aviation than any domestic policy for aviation can achieve; Continue our programme of upgrading existing buildings, plant and equipment Participate in the Government’s to make them more energy efficient airspace modernisation programme and to extend the life of our assets. ‘Our Future Skies’, which seeks to Measures include installing FEGP to all deliver annual savings of CO2 by adopting stands, investing in low energy and more efficient operating procedures and low carbon technology, such as allowing aircraft to fly more direct routes; low-energy lighting and fuel-efficient ground vehicles; Our target, with the help of our partners and extended DLR operating hours, is to achieve 80% of journeys by public and sustainable transport by 2035; and
Reduce overall demand for energy in buildings current and future through the adoption of energy efficiency measures and controls, including use of photovoltaics. 5 London City Airport 72 Sustainability and environmental strategy Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Run-off from the airport, which discharges Waste disposal to the River Thames via Thames Water We were one of the first UK airports to 5.4 Utilities, is also regularly monitored to ensure remove plastic straws from all our food compliance with our discharge consent. and drink outlets. We have also helped to We have been exploring opportunities to reduce the application of single-use plastic Other environmental manage the potential impacts from de- by providing free drinking water refills and icer, pesticide and herbicide use more are looking to cease their use elsewhere carefully. We have already trialled and within the airport, wherever possible. matters put into use more environmentally friendly ground de-icers, which affect water We will continue to manage our waste quality less than traditional glycol-based according to the principles of the waste Managing water alternatives. The utilisation of the airport’s hierarchy (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, certified Environmental Management Recover, Dispose) and continue to work System will ensure that impacts on water with our business partners to minimise the quality, biodiversity quality and ecology are considerably production of waste, promoting the re-use reduced and effectively monitored. and recycling of waste materials in order to retain our status as a ‘zero waste to landfill’ and waste disposal Previous and current construction methods company. This will also include providing to build stands over KGV Dock have convenient collection facilities, incentivising been selected to avoid pollution of the recycling and waste reduction with our underlying groundwater and to minimise business partners, and working with airlines Dock water quality and biodiversity In 2017, we installed an artificial fish habitat the disturbance of dock sediment and bed and organisations such as Sustainable Our current Sustainability and (submerged wire mesh panel) into the material as far as reasonably practicable, Aviation to help explore options to recover Biodiversity Strategy contains a number KGV Dock to compensate for the loss of thus reducing the risk of adverse effects more recyclables from cabin waste. of specific objectives and targets, sections of the dock wall during the CADP on water quality. These tried and tested progress against which is reported in construction programme. These structures techniques have been effective and are Our target is that at least 70% of waste our Annual Performance Report. provide an alternative substrate for algae likely to be re-used in the construction of will be recycled or composted. Where growth and marine invertebrates to colonise any future stands over the dock if required. this is not feasible, waste will continue The Royal Docks support an unusual naturally which, in turn, provides a food to be sent for energy recovery to ensure mix of both sea and freshwater fish source for fish and offers a space for the that as an alternative we continue to species, arising as a result of the docks’ fish fry and invertebrates to shelter in. We eliminate all waste going to landfill. location being transitional between will investigate how we can go further We will also look to implement a saline seawater and freshwater. and will look at developing a dock water waste reduction strategy to 2035. aeration system and additional artificial habitat systems to further enhance the biodiversity and maintain a flourishing marine community at the airport. 5 London City Airport 73 Sustainability and environmental strategy Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
5.5 Heritage and archaeology Recognising the history of the Royal Docks
While not a formally listed heritage feature, As part of any future development we will King George V Dock and its surviving again evaluate the potential for ‘townscape pontoons, dock wall and adjoining dockside and visual impacts’ on the surrounding features, such as sections of old railway community and how best to adapt the tracks, do have heritage value. Therefore, airport infrastructure to minimise impacts. we have invested considerable time and resources surveying and recording these features and, where possible, will retain them in-situ within our development plans. As part of CADP we also plan to open up the dockside to public access for the first time, with heritage boards and other signage and have provided coping stones from the dock wall for re-use in local park projects. 0 London City Airport 74 Section Title DraftMaster Master Plan 2019-2035 Plan 2020-2035
6 Public Safety Zone and other safeguarding
This section presents any potential changes to the Public Safety Zone due to the updated forecasts to 2035 and summarises the aerodrome safeguarding process adopted by the airport and which is unchanged by the forecasts to 2035. Caption directional: Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias.
Footnote Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias. 6 London City Airport 75 Public Safety Zone and other safeguarding Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Safety and security Local planning authorities consult the airport Airport safety and security requirements are on any planning applications that may have 6.1 subject to a range of statutory regulations, an impact on the safety of our operation. This for example covering access controls, process is known as aerodrome safeguarding passenger and baggage search, safety on and is intended to ensure that no obstacles Public Safety the airfield and in the area surrounding the are built which would conflict with the airport. We are committed to the highest safe operation of aircraft. The statutory standards in safety and security to meet provisions are contained in the Town and Zone and other or exceed regulatory requirements. As Country Planning (Safeguarded Aerodromes, the airport continues to develop, we will Protected Sites and Military Explosive Storage enhance safety and security through the Areas) Direction 2001 and Circular 01/03. safeguarding design and operation of new facilities, technologies and infrastructure. We do not expect any changes shown in this draft master plan to affect the current Enhancing safety and Aerodrome safeguarding aerodrome safeguarding around the We make every effort to engage and airport which has long been established. work with developers and other third Because safeguarding is a function of security of the site parties at an early stage to ensure that existing physical obstacles and aircraft aerodrome safety is not compromised while operating procedures which are prescribed facilitating the ambitious development by London City Airport’s Operating Licence targets across East London. (which is not expected to be affected by any changes shown in this master plan) the Obstacle Limitation Surface and other operational restrictions would be unaffected. 6 London City Airport 76 Public Safety Zone and other safeguarding Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Public Safety Zones (PSZ) The airport’s current PSZ was published in Nonetheless, due to the nature of growth The airport commissioned the National The risk of air accidents occurring as aircraft 2010 before the approval of CADP in 2016. in demand that we anticipate (through a Air Traffic Services (NATS) to undertake a arrive at or depart from the airport, while It was published by the Department for higher proportion of scheduled ATMs and third-party risk assessment to understand extremely low, is such that the use of land at Transport (DfT) in 2010 and is shown on more modern aircraft which have a lower the implications of forecast growth to 2035. the ends of the runway is restricted. These Figure 2.4. In determining the CADP planning risk profile than, for instance, corporate Figure 6.1 shows that the future predicted designated areas are known as Public application it was accepted by Government and private aircraft) the forecast changes PSZ for 2035 is broadly consistent with Safety Zones (PSZs). The Government’s aim that the PSZ would be slightly larger. Because in the PSZ compared to the CADP PSZ are those previously predicted for the currently (as set out in DfT Circular 01/2010 ‘Control of an ongoing national review of the PSZ limited. Despite a forecast increase to permitted 111,000 ATMs per year. While of Development in Airport Public Safety policy and risk calculation model, the DfT has 151,000 ATMs by 2035, the statistical risk of the increase in the number of flights could Zones’) is to ensure, through planning policy, yet to formally request a refresh of, or publish, an incident affecting public safety would marginally increase the extent of the PSZ that there is no increase in the number of an update to the airport’s current 2010 PSZ. likely remain the same in overall terms (albeit when compared to the CADP PSZ, in practice people living, working or congregating in all scenarios the risks remain very low). we consider that it is more likely that the in PSZs and that, over time, the number PSZ zones will be similar in size because over should be reduced as circumstances allow. time the airport has the flexibility to phase out the operation of its Jet Centre which is largely used for corporate or private aircraft.
Figure 6.1: Public Safety Zone (PSZ) comparison for CADP v 2035 Master Plan
PSZ Contours (1 in 100,000) Risk Contours (1 in 10,000) CADP forecast PSZ 2025 CADP forecast PSZ 2025 2035 forecast with Jet Centre 2035 forecast with Jet Centre 2035 forecast without Jet Centre 2035 forecast without Jet Centre
West East 0 London City Airport 77 Section Title DraftMaster Master Plan 2019-2035 Plan 2020-2035
7 Next steps
The draft master plan is subject to full public consultation from the 28th June 2019 until the 20th September 2019. During this time London City Airport will listen to feedback from all relevant stakeholders including local residents, community groups, airlines, councils and transport Caption directional: Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci providers so that all views are considered. All feedback saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias. will be digested and considered, before a final master plan is published, along with a consultation report. This draft master plan is the start of a conversation where we want to hear your views, enabling us to create an Footnote Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia airport that grows sustainably, and truly represents ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt and delivers for the communities around us. asit lab ipidelias. 7 London City Airport 78 Next steps Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
7.1 e want to hear from you
London City Airport has published a new draft masterplan, which details our Next steps proposals for future responsible growth and development between now and 2035. Join us at one of our consultation events in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich or 4 1 the City of London to view the plans, speak to members of the expert project 3 team, and provide feedback. 2 A ecomprehensive want to hear from you 12-week e want to hear from you 5 e want to hear from you 1. Royal Docks Manor Rd. 2. Newham London City Airport has published a new draft masterplan, which details our London City AirportRathbone has published a new draft masterplan, which details our public consultationRoyal Docks Barking Rd. Market Canning Town proposals for future responsible growth and development between now and 2035. proposalsLondon City for Airport future responsiblehas published growth a new and draft development masterplan, between which details now ourand 2035. Fernhill St. Learning and Library Join us at one of our consultation events in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich or Joinproposals us atA13 onefor future of our responsible consultation growth events and in Newham, development Tower between Hamlets, now Greenwich and 2035. or the City of London to view the plans, speak to members of the expertActivity project Centre theJoin City us at of one London of our to consultationRathbone view the Market, plans, 18events Barking speak in Newham, to members Tower of the Hamlets, expert Greenwich project or Rd, Canning Town, London E16 3 team, and provide feedback. Albert Road, London, E16 2JB - team,the City and of Londonprovide tofeedback. view the plans, speak to members of the expert project Silvertown Way 1EH - 5 min walk from Canning 5 min walk from King George V team, and provide feedback.Town station Albert Rd. station 2 1 1. Royal Docks Manor Rd. 2.1. NewhamNewham 1.2. Royal Docks Docks Manor Rd. 2. Newham4 Southern Grove Rathbone Rathbone Manor Rd. We want toRoyal Docks Barking Rd. Market Canning3.Canning Tower Town Hamlets Library 4.Royal1.Royal Greenwich Royal Docks Docks Learning Barking Rd. Market Canning2. Newham Town e want to hear from you Rathbone Rathbone Market, Barking Rd. Market Fernhill St. Learning and LibrarySouthern Grove Fernhill St. andLearningRoyaland Bexley Activity Docks and Centre LibraryCanning Town A13 18 Barking Road, Canning Eastern Way A13 Fernhill St. LearningAlbert Road, and Library hear from youActivity Centre RathboneCommunity Market, 18 CentreBarking ThamesmeadActivity Centre Rathbone Market, 18 Barking London City Airport has published a new draft masterplan, which detailsTown, our London E16 1EH A13 Rd, Canning Town, London E16 3 London E16 2JB Rd, Canning Town, London E16 3 Tower Southern5 min walk Grove, from Mile End, Activity Centre Rathbone Market, 18 Barking proposals for future responsible growth and development between now and 2035. Manorway Albert Road, London, E16 2JB - Silvertown BazalgetteAlbert Road, Wa y,London, London E16 2JB - Silvertown Way 1EH - 5 min walk from Canning 5 min walk from Way 1EH - 5 min walk from Canning 3 5 min walk from King George V Hamlets LondonCanning E3 4FXTown - 5 stationmin walk Harrow 5 min walk from King George V Rd, Canning Town, London E16 LondonJoin us City at oneAirport of ourhas consultation published a newevents in Newham, Tower Hamlets,To Greenwichwn station or SE2Albert 9BS - Road,15 min London, walk from E16 2JB - Town station King George V station Silvertown station Cemetery from Mile End station station Way 1EH - 5 min walk from Canning Albert Rd. Hamlets Way Wednesday 10th July, Albert Rd. Abbey5 min Wo walkod from King George V the City of London to view the plans, speak to members of the expertPark project 2 Saturday 14th September, Town station 2 draft master plan, which details our 4.30pm-7.30pm station Albert Rd. 10.00am-4.00pm proposalsteam, and for providefuture responsible feedback. growth and 1 4 2 1 4 Southern Grove Southern Grove 1 development between now3. Towerand 2035. Hamlets 4. Greenwich 3. Tower Hamlets 4. Greenwich 4 3. Central London Southern Grove 4. Tower Hamlets Join us at one of our consultationSouthern events Grove in and5. Central Bexley Southern3. Tower Grove Hamlets and4. Greenwich Bexley Eastern Way Eastern Way Community1. Royal Docks Centre Manor Rd. 2.LondonThe Newham City Centre CommunitySouthernSouthern Grove Centre The 12-week and Bexley Newham, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich or Basinghall St. Rathbone Thamesmead Eastern Way Thamesmead Royal Docks Gresham St. Barking Rd. Market Canning80 Basinghall Town Street, CommunityCommunity Centre CentreThe 12-week consultation will commence 28th Tower Southern Grove, Mile End, The City Centre, 80 Basinghall Tower Southern Grove, Mile End, Thamesmead the City of London to view the plans, Manorway BazalgetteLondon EC2VWay, London 5AR consultationManorway willBazalgette Way, London Harrow Princes St. Harrow Fernhill St. Hamlets LondonLearning E3 4FX - and5 min walk LibraryStreet, City of London - 5 min Hamlets LondonSouthern E3 4FX Grove, - 5 min Mile walk End, June and run until 20th September. SE2 9BS - 15 min walk from Tower Southern Grove, Mile End, SE2 9BS - 15 min walk from speak to membersCemetery of thefrom expert Mile End project station A13 walk5 min from walk Bank from station Cemetery from Mile End station Manorway Bazalgette Way, London Hamlets Way Abbey Wood Hamlets Way Hamlets LondonLondon E3 E3 4FX 4FX - 5 min walk Harrow Abbey Wood Park Activity Centre RathboneBank station Market, 18 Barking Park commence 28thSE2 9BSYo June- u15 canmin walk visit from team, and provide feedback. 3 Cemetery from5 min Mile walk End from station Rd,Wednesday Canning To wn,11th LondonSeptember, E16 Hamlets Way Abbey Wood Albert Road, London, E16 2JB - Park Mile End station www.londoncityairport.com/consultation Silvertown 1EH - 5 min walk from Canning Way 12.00pm-7.00pm 5 min walk from King George V Town station Thursday 12th September, for moreand info runrmation until and to respond online Albert Rd. station 5. Central 2 5.3.30pm-7.30pm Central 20th September. London 1London5. Central4 Southern Grove Basinghall St. 5. Greenwich Basinghall St. Gresham St. 3. Tower Hamlets 4. GreenwichThe 12-weekGresham consultation St. will commenceLondon 28th The 12-week consultation will commence 28th The City Centre, 80 Basinghall and Bexley Basinghall St. The City Centre, 80 Basinghall You can visit Princes St. Street,Southern City of London Grove - 5 min GreshamJune St. and Princesrun St. until 20thStreet, September. City of London - 5 min The 12-weekJune consultation and run until will 20thcommence September. 28th and Bexley The City Centre, 80 Basinghall walk from Bank station Eastern Way walk from Bank station Thamesmead Princes St. www.londoncityairport.com/consultation June and run until 20th September. Community Centre Thamesmead Street,Yo Cityu can of London visit - 5 min You can visit Broadwater Village Hall, walk from Bank station for more information and Tower Southern Grove, Mile End, www.londoncityairport.com/consultation www.londoncityairport.com/consultationYou can visit Manorway Bazalgette Way, London
Harrow 1c Goosander Way, Hamlets London E3 4FX - 5 min walk SE2 9BS - 15 min walk from for more information and to respond online to respond online forwww.londoncityairport.com/consultation more information and to respond online Cemetery from Mile End station West Thamesmead, Hamlets Way Abbey Wood Park London SE28 0ER for more information and to respond online 15 min walk from Abbey Wood Tuesday 9th July, 3.30pm-7.30pm 5. Central London
Basinghall St. Gresham St. The 12-week consultation will commence 28th The City Centre, 80 Basinghall Princes St. Street, City of London - 5 min June and run until 20th September. walk from Bank station You can visit www.londoncityairport.com/consultation for more information and to respond online 0 London City Airport 79 Section Title DraftMaster Master Plan 2019-2035 Plan 2020-2035
A.1 Appendix Glossary of terms
A.2 Master plan phasing
Caption directional: Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias.
Footnote Lenim hicipsanimet qui ad et essi dit et quia ius am, consequam harci saerspe dolorios dolorrunt asit lab ipidelias. Appendix London City Airport 80 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
ABP scheme BA Advanced business parks (ABP) British Airways £1 billion scheme between Chinese company (ABP) A.1 and the Mayor of London to create a trade hub Biodiversity for Asian businesses to invest in the UK The different plants or animal life in an area or habitat
ACA BREEAM Airport carbon accreditation scheme Building research establishment Glossary of terms, Independent institutionally endorsed, environmental assessment carbon management certification standard Method of assessing, rating, and certifying for airports the sustainability of buildings
abbreviations CAA Aircraft stands Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft parking positions The national supervisory authority for the planning
and regulation of national airspace Aircraft holding points and acronyms Locations where aircraft can be held before entering the runway in order to facilitate efficient CADP City Airport Development Programme surface movement of aircraft London City Airport’s current plan for
development of the airport’s infrastructure Apron to meet increased demand The aircraft manoeuvring area including and
adjacent to the aircraft stands Carbon neutral Having a zero new carbon footprint Airport related use
Land within the airport’s ownership available for airport related uses CAV Connected autonomous vehicle
Airport operating hours The hours between which the aircraft can CHP Combined heat and power take off and land
CFE Airfield Community Food Enterprise The operational area including the runway Social enterprise food business and and taxiways a registered charity based in East London
working to improve food security APU
Auxiliary power units Code C aircraft New generation aircraft like Airbus A220-100 ASAS and Embraer E190E2 Airport surface access strategy
Community fund ASQ £75,000 fund from London City used support Airport service quality awards organisations and create positive change for nearby The world’s leading benchmarking survey with communities and those underneath the flight path over 380 airports participating across 90 countries from Airports Council International Community sponsorship fund ATM £30k community sponsorship fund from which Air transport movements 15 recipients located in East London received grants Aircraft take-offs and landings at an airport ranging from £300 - £3,000
AQMS CRC Air quality management strategy Carbon reduction commitment
CSIS Construction sound insulation scheme
Appendix London City Airport 81 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Decibel KGV ONS Statutory public consultation A measure of the intensity of sound levels King George V Office for National Statistics A consultation which allows local residents to provide their thoughts on the airport’s plans Demand forecast LAMP Phasing The predicted level of passengers and aircraft that London airspace management programme The different stages and time periods of STEM will use the airport in the future Proposal to modernise airspace arrangements development at the airport Science, technology, engineering and maths in south-east England DFT PSZ STOL Department for Transport LBN Public safety zone Short take off and landing London borough of Newham Public safety zones are areas of land at the end of DLR runways established at the busiest airports in the SuDS Docklands Light Railway LCY UK, within which certain planning restrictions apply. Sustainable urban drainage systems London City Airport These aim to control the number of people on the EASA ground at risk in the unlikely event of an aircraft Support facilities European Aviation Safety Agency LHR NWR accident on take-off or landing Additional facilities required to help with the Agency of the European Union with responsibility London Heathrow Airport north west runway scheme operation and safety of the airport for civil aviation safety Ramp MaaS See Apron Surface access EIA Mobility-as-a-service A collective term for the different modes of transport Environmental impact assessment Royal Docks enterprise zone used to travel to and from the airport Master plan Designated area in the Royal Docks that provides EV The Airport’s plan to safeguard space for tax breaks and government support to enable local SWDS Electric vehicle potential future development economic growth Surface water drainage strategy
FEGP MGPU Runway Taxilane/Taxiway Fixed electrical ground power Mobile ground power units Defined rectangular area at an airport prepared Defined path at an airport established for the taxiing for the landing and take-off of aircraft of aircraft and intended to provide a link between one FTE Mode share part of the airport and another including stands, apron Full-time equivalent (jobs) The percentage of travellers using a particular type of Section 106 areas and the runway transportation or number of trips using said type Planning agreement which controls the operation Fuel farm of the airport and secures mitigation measures TFL Storage and distribution facility for Aviation Fuel MPPA Transport for London Million passengers per annum SI scheme Local government body responsible for the GDP Sound insulation scheme transport system in Greater London Gross domestic product MSCP Used to determine economic performance Multi-storey car park SME TORA Small or medium sized enterprise Take off run available GLA NATS Defined by the European Commission is a Greater London Authority National Air Traffic Services business or company: ULEZ National provider of air traffic control and that has fewer than 250 employees; and Ultra-low emission zone Good growth airspace management has either (a) annual turnover not exceeding Designated zone in Central London where a Growth that provides benefits for the local €50 million (approximately £40 million) or (b) an daily charge is applied to vehicles in the zone community, London and the UK, while also mitigating New generation aircraft annual balance-sheet total not exceeding to help reduce exhaust NOx and PM emissions for negative impacts New modern aircraft that are quieter and more €43 million (approximately £34 million); and fuel-efficient than previous aircraft types of whose capital or voting rights, 25 per cent or GPU more is not owned by one enterprise, or jointly Ground power unit Noise contour by several enterprises, that fall outside this The areas surrounding the airport within a defined definition of an SME GSE noise level specified by our planning permission Ground service equipment Sound insulation scheme NPS London City Airport scheme providing eligible GVA National policy statement properties associated treatments for sound insulation Gross value added funded by the airport OLS
Obstacle limitation surface Jet Centre Corporate aviation facility
Appendix London City Airport 82 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
The draft master plan has been developed Phase 3 of the master plan has been so that the infrastructure proposals can developed to meet the demand and A.2 be incrementally provided in phases requirements predicted for 2035. The key to meet forecast changes in demand. changes from the 2025/30 layout are the The following plans illustrate a potential addition of up to three stands at the eastern Master plan phasing approach to phasing the master plan end of the apron, which would need to be and therefore indicatively show how the constructed over the dock as an extension airport could develop over time from of the stands currently being delivered as Potential phasing the existing layout to the CADP plan part of CADP. There may need to be some and then through three phases of the adjustments to the west apron stands master plan in 2025, 2030 and 2035. and West Pier to accommodate more of development to cleaner, quieter new generation aircraft. Phase 1 of the master plan has been developed to meet the demand and The ongoing transformation and expansion meet demandd requirements predicted for 2025. The key of the terminal building and associated airfield changes from the CADP layout are the forecourt as part of CAPD should - potential development of two new generation together with further technological aircraft stands and additional runway hold advancements - provide enough capacity points to the west of the Fire Station, within to handle much if the anticipated growth the airport boundary. To facilitate these in passenger demand to 2035. However, infrastructure changes the fuel farm and some modifications to the interior of the some operational support facilities could terminal buildings may be required to be relocated to the dockside east of the ensure that the building can adequately Figure A.2.1: Existing Plan terminal, also within the airport’s ownership. process the passenger and baggage A multi-storey car park could be built to free demand forecast at peak times by 2035. up space on the dockside for the support facilities and other future airport land uses. The Rendezvous Point (RVP) and second Vehicle Control Point (VCP) provided as part Phase 2 of the master plan has been of CADP near the potential Aviation Centre developed to meet the demand and of Excellence (location 8 on Figure A.2.5) requirements predicted for 2030. The would need to be relocated further to the proposed layout for this phase is the same east in this phase of the master plan due to as 2025 as the growth in demand we the extension of the east pier and apron. believe could be accommodated by the terminal and apron infrastructure already provided, subject to some adjustments. Appendix London City Airport 83 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035
Figure A.2.2: CADP Plan Figure A.2.3: Master Plan Phase 1 - 2025
Figure A.2.4: Master Plan Phase 2 – 2030 Figure A.2.5: Master Plan Phase 3 – 2035