Conference Report Tuesday, 11Th June 2019 Concord Conference Centre, Manchester
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Airport Cities Development Conference Conference Report Tuesday, 11th June 2019 Concord Conference Centre, Manchester @BENetworking @benetworkinguk Built Environment Networking #ACDC19 www.built-environment-networking.com Contents Airport Cities Development Conference Airport Cities Development Conference Foreword Contents Foreword UK Airport’s are the catalysts for their land, operators who are shaping 03 Foreword 10 Airport Cities Future Development billions of pounds of investment into the agenda in their region and thought the UK economy each year however, leaders who have worked on airport Plans the average citizen has a transactional city related projects across the world. relationship with them, only We even found time to make the associating their worth when going on usually dry topic of car parking an 04 Defining Airport Cities 12 Innovation & Ambition for business trips or holidays. Several underrated and integral part of the Airport Cities European cities including Stockholm agenda! and Dublin are seeking to change this cliché by pioneering the Walking away from the event, it was 06 Airport Cities Future Development 14 Bristol Airport developments of new communities abundantly clear that we only scratched the surface of the Airport Plans Q&A and using their airport as catalysts for growth. In Britain, Manchester Airport city potential but it was great that is leading the way in introducing this many of our attendees arrived on the concept and on your approach to the morning with a sense of intrigue and a 16 08 A View from Placemarque Conference Photos Keith Griffiths, terminal you can clearly see the basic level of understanding on the Managing Director, “Manchester Airport City” branding. subject matter but upon leaving Built Environment commented that they’d genuinely Networking Around 300 delegates packed into the learned something. With that in mind, Concorde Centre at Manchester we have already organised a date for Airport, a stunningly appropriate the second iteration of this event venue which created quite a buzz as which will take place on 9th June conference-goers filed in ready for 2020 (again at the Concorde Centre) their day. I want to take the and my team are already working on opportunity to thank all of our delivering a very impressive line-up to conference partners, exhibitors and take the conversation to the next national sponsors for adding to the level. If you want to get involved next enjoyment of the day. year please do not hesitate to contact me directly! In terms of presentations, this turned out to be one of the most diverse set of topics in our entire 2019 Best wishes, programme. We heard from airport Keith owners who are working with developers to maximise the use of [email protected] 02 Airport Cities Development Conference Report Airport Cities Development Conference Report 03 Defining Airport Cities Airport Cities Development Conference Airport Cities Development Conference Defining Airport Cities Defining Airport Cities Panel Members: Chair: Phil Laycock Jonathan Haigh Liz Goldsby Lorcan Tyrell Director, Built Environment Managing Director, Senior Development Development Director, Networking Manchester Airport Group Manager, Transport for Dublin Airport Central Greater Manchester @BENetworking @MAG_PressOffice @DublinAirport @OfficialTfGM Tyrell’s comments come as several UK airports lay out their plans for future development both in the airport and in the AIRPORT GROWTH TO RELY ON neighbouring airport cities. ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS Jonathan Haigh, Managing Director of Manchester Airport Group (MAG) Property noted that traffic is a bottleneck for Airports will need to rely more heavily on incomes from the airport. He said: developments such as Airport Cities as revenues from flight fees and retail declines the Development Director A BIG ASPIRATION FOR THE for Dublin Airport Lorcan Tyrell has said. AIRPORT IS TO INCREASE THE Speaking at our Airport Cities Development Conference TRANSPORT MODAL SHIFT. in Manchester, Tyrell said that cuts to passenger landing PEOPLE MISS PLANES BECAUSE charges from €9.50 to €7.50 were “unfeasible” for the airport: “We are in negotiations with our regulator and OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION, will await the outcome of the determination with in another THE ROADS ARE SO BUSY six months’ time in November.” THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED ULTIMATELY THIS IS ONE OF THE TO COPE WITH THE AMOUNT REASONS WHY AIRPORT CITIES OF TRAFFIC THEY ARE RECEIVING AT THE MOMENT. Passenger expansion is a key part of both Dublin and ARE STARTING TO BECOME SO Manchester’s growth plans, with MAG planning to spend IMPORTANT, IT’S BECOMING A Transport for Greater Manchester’s Strategic Development £1bn on a phase one of its development programme RACE TO ZERO FOR PASSENGER Director Liz Goldsby said that the city is aiming to deliver opening this year, with a long-term aim to reach over a range of upgrades to encourage a rise in the level of 40m passengers’ movements per year. However, CHARGES ACROSS THE WORLD people using public transport to reach the airport, which investment in the airport infrastructure has come with AND WE NEED TO START THINKING currently stands at 16%. added complications to usual development. OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL Mr Haigh said: “It is an unusual gig developing an airport Tyrell added: “Anybody embarking on an airport city project She said: “Clearly what we have seen is the delivery of terminal, it’s not like a shopping centre where you get an BOX AND LOOK BEYOND THE would be well advised to build in a lot of flexibility inherent metrolink in the past couple of years, and not just metrolink anchor tenant with a 25-year commitment. Airlines don’t in masterplans. It’s not a failing for an airport city to have but the second city crossing, it’s a key part of our agenda TRADITIONAL REVENUES WE give you that commitment. You have to really analyse the 20 or 30 masterplans [over the development lifecycle] it’s going forward. We are looking at tram train proposals. It is BANKED ON HISTORICALLY. sector, who is buying the planes, what planes, where they a strength to be able to adapt and change, and occupiers about working with partners such as Manchester airport are flying before deciding [on development]. It is not just are key.” group. It’s also around making public transport easier for people such as contactless technology and building a passenger numbers game.” “We are in an era where people work pretty much anytime accessibility.” Mr Tyrell said that Dublin aims to increase its own and anywhere were all connected in any shape or form. passenger levels to close to 40m per year. “We have got Having an eye toward the future and not be too prescriptive She added: “We have an innovation team looking a wider masterplan we are developing, we hit a low of 17m can be an advantage.” at autonomous vehicles and looking at those opportunities about maximising how the capacity passengers in 2012, we are now at 31m and expect to go Tyrell added that revenues from car parking and retailing on the highway network. We are never going to get rid higher. We are capped by planning at 32m and have a plan could also be expected to make up less of the overall of the need for car travel entirely but it’s how you can to get that lifted. We have a masterplan of what 40m airport income in the future. Noting “it’s important to build make that sustainable and have the right capacity passengers will look like. We will be adding an extra third a sustainable future for ourselves.” across the region.” of everything onto the campus.” 04 Airport Cities Development Conference Report Airport Cities Development Conference Report 05 Future Development Plans Airport Cities Development Conference Airport Cities Development Conference Future Development Plans Airport Cities Future Development Plans Panel Members: Chair: Ceri Taylor Charles Johnson Cllr Iain Malcolm Liz Askham Marcus Lee Senior Manager – Risk & Director of Development, Leader of the Council, Property Manager, Director - Nordic — Commercial Assurance, PwC Leeds Bradford Airport Newcastle Airport Business Doncaster Sheffield Airport Office of Architecture Park / Tynexe Development @PwC_UK @LBIAirport @DSA_Airport @NordicOOA @NCLairport numbers from 4m in 2018 to up to the aviation industry, defence industry and rail industry. 7m by 2030, also noted how It allows us to deliver specialist accommodation. There are BREXIT & LAND AVAILABILITY transport connections would be a couple of big universities just a few miles down the road vital for the airport’s growth plans. from the airport and they do have academic requirements TOP AIRPORT CHALLENGES in terms of lab space and in terms of grow on space for He said: “We are looking to get new businesses. Business uncertainty due to Brexit remains the biggest Mr Malcolm was speaking at the conference where a additional link roads and a train challenge to airport growth beside the availability of land, number of the UK’s northern airports outlined their growth station at the airport. Our project is Conference speakers also said that any airport city the Chair of Newcastle Airport’s parent company Iain plans for the coming decade and highlighted what needed a parkway station which we will get ambitions needed to be joined by cross-regional Malcolm has said. to be done to improve passenger growth and connectivity. in the end of 2022/23 we are investment in projects such as the Northern Powerhouse getting to the end of the GRIP 3 and connecting up HS2 with local rail projects. Mr Malcolm, who is chair of LA7 Airport Holding Company Liz Askam, Property Manager at design in terms of railway so are and Leader of South Tyneside Council, told delegates at Doncaster Sheffield Airport said that quite well advanced, the funding is partially there we are Mr Malcolm added that politicians needed to urgently our Airport Cities Development Conference that the current the operator was working up plans sorting out the rest of the funding.