Storage Unit B - Hangar 6 BA Maintenance Base Gatwick Airport Design, Access & Planning Support Statement British Airways PLC 24.07.2008
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Storage Unit B - Hangar 6
BA Maintenance Base
Gatwick Airport
Design, Access & Planning
Support Statement
24.07.2008
Prepared on Behalf of
British Airways PLC
ByStorage Unit B
Hangar 6, Gatwick Airport
Contents
1.0 The Proposal in Essence........................................................... 4
2.0 The need for the storage unit.................................................... 4
3.0 The Planning Application Site in Context ................................ 5
4.0 Design of the Proposed Storage Unit....................................... 5
5.0 Access ...................................................................................... 6
6.0 Compliance with BAA’s Operational Policies.......................... 6
7.0 Planning Policies - ................................................................... 6
8.0 Conclusion.................................................................................. 7
Contact Details
Dalia Lichfield, Partner
Lichfield Planning LLP
51 Chalton Street
London, NW1 1HY
Tel: 020 7388 3312
d.lichfield@lichfieldplanning.co.uk
BACE Storage buildings Page 2Quality Assurance
Lichfield Planning Client
Planning & Environmental Consultants
British Airways PLC
51 Chalton Street
London NW1 1HY
T: 020 7388 3312
F: 020 7387 9842
E: enquiries@lichfieldplanning.co.uk
Prepared by: Dalia Lichfield
Date: 08.07.2008
Checked by: Adam Healy, Turner & Townsend
Date: 09.07.2008
Lichfield Planning disclaims any responsibility to the Client or others in respect of matters outside
the scope of this report.
This report is confidential to the client and Lichfield Planning accepts no liability whatsoever to
third parties to whom this report, or any part thereof is made known. Any such parties rely on this
report at their own risk.
© Lichfield Planning LLP 2008
BACE Storage buildings Page 31.0 The Proposal in Essence
1.1 This application seeks permission for Unit B - one of two
external storage units outside Hangar 6 in British Airways
(BA) maintenance base at Gatwick Airport. Unit B will be
next to Hangar 6 on the north side and will accommodate
items currently stored in that Hangar. This external
storage is needed for efficient operation of BA’s
maintenance facility and will have no adverse impacts on
the surrounding environment:
• Vehicular access will remain as at present, and the
number of movement will not increase;
• The extent of hard surfaced areas will not change;
• Employment levels will not change;
• Storage unit’s’ height will be lower than that of the
existing adjacent Hangar and hoists;
• There will be no added external lighting and no
added noise;
• Aircraft maintenance activities will continue as
before
1.2 BA would appreciate an early determination of this minor
application.
2.0 The need for the storage unit
2.1 BA is one of the key operators at Gatwick Airport and
uses the maintenance base on the southern part of the
airport. BA have recently undertaken consolidation of
their Gatwick maintenance operation, as anticipated in
the Interim Masterplan for the Airport, reducing the
number of maintenance hangars from six in 2001 down to
the one remaining in 2008 (Hangar 6). This involved a
gradual rationalisation of equipment required to service
the fleet, and redundant equipment being disposed of as
required.
2.2 This process has now been completed and in
consequence all required equipment is currently stored
within Hangar 6 itself. The hangar is overcrowded,
resulting in difficult access to equipment. The mix of
materials and their congestion could also be considered
unsafe in case of fire or other emergency.
2.3 To resolve this problem BA requires two separate
external storage units in the forecourt of Hangar 6. These
would allow part of the equipment to be stored safely and
would release space within the hangar for the purpose of
ensuring safe, clear access routes within the hangar for
BACE Storage buildings Page 4pedestrians and vehicles. This application is for one of
these units, and a separate application is being submitted
for the second unit.
3.0 The Planning Application Site in Context
3.1 The Location Plan (Drawing no. 0950-2060-00-S-A)
shows the Application Site for the proposed storage unit
(bounded in red) within the forecourt of Hangar 6 site
which is leased in its entirety by BA (bounded in blue).
Hangar 6 and its forecourt are shown on the Proposals
map of Crawley’s Core Strategy 2007 as the western
‘Travelling Aerodock’ within the southern Maintenance
Base. The Environment Agency Flood Plain map shows
the entire Hangar 6 site as not liable to flooding.
3.2 The forecourt is fully paved and includes an assortment
of small storage features at the western corner, two
existing hoists, and, along its North eastern boundary, a
line of parking bays for operational purposes. BA Staff
parking is contained within a separate area S/W of the
forecourt.
3.3 Access to the unit will be from the forecourt, using the
existing routes (see section 4.0 below).
4.0 Design of the Proposed Storage Unit
4.1 Storage Unit B is proposed west of the existing Hangar 6.
The dimensions of the proposed unit B are as follows:
5m x 30m x 4m eaves height; and 5m ridge height, and a
low protective barrier around it.
The building structure and materials are durable and
safe, as specified in the box below:
Specification Thermo Roof & Gables with Steel Cladding
Frame: Constructed from an aluminium box profile
Roof Covers & Gables White P.V.C coated Polyester fabric flame retardant to
BS 3120, BS 5867 Type B & 5438 – Blackout
(Inflated envelope / 240v Pump- continuous supply)
Hard Wall Panels: Steel Cladding – Light Grey
Snow Loading: BS6399 part 3 1988 – equivalent to permanent buildings
Wind Loading: BS6399 part 2 1997 – equivalent to permanent buildings
Doors:
1 Single Personnel / Fire (Height 2.1mtr x Width 1.06mtr)
1 Electric Roller shutter side mounted(Height 5.3m x Width 4.60m)
1 gable mounted (Height 5.3mtr x Width 4.60mtr)
BACE Storage buildings Page 55.0 Access
5.1 Access to the unit will be obtained from the Hangar 6
forecourt which is already being used freely for aircraft
and vehicle movements. Access to the forecourt will
remain as existing, from the Southern Perimeter Road via
the West Access road.
5.2 Vehicle movements to the site will be similar to the
existing movements, since the proposal only redistributes
the existing activities within the same Hangar 6 site.
5.3 The movement of aircraft and the access for delivery
vehicles do not allow space for parked cars except along
the eastern boundary, for the occasional visiting manager
or staff. This situation will not change following
construction of the storage unit.
5.4 There is sufficient space for two disabled visitors parking
within the forecourt. There will not be special facilities for
physically disabled employees in the new storage unit
since the work by its very nature requires fully fit persons.
6.0 Compliance with BAA’s Operational
Policies
6.1 The proposed storage unit does not infringe the Airport’s
safeguarding and security policies, being lower in height
than the adjacent Hangar and hoists and being
positioned at least 3m from any external fence.
6.2 BAA have been made aware of the proposals and to date
have expressed no objection to them. A formal
application for landlords consent for the works will be
made.
7.0 Planning Policies
7.1 Policy G1 of Crawley’s Core Strategy states;
“Within the Airport boundary as set out on the proposals
map, the Council will support the development of facilities
which contribute to the safe and efficient operation of the
airport as a single runway, two terminal airport subject to
satisfactory environmental safeguards being in place. In
assessing whether or not particular uses are appropriate
within the airport the Council will have regard to the
advice in PPG 13 (Annexe B)
BACE Storage buildings Page 6The proposed storage unit is within the Gatwick airport
area and is both appropriate and necessary for its
operation as a single runway two terminal airport.
7.2 Objective 2 of the UDP aims “To ensure that the growth
of business at Gatwick Airport and all changes required
to enable its safe and efficient operation occur in a
manner which is acceptable in all its consequences to the
surrounding area”.
The propose storage unit is only a minor change that is
essential for the safe and efficient operation of BA’s
maintenance, and will have no adverse consequences for
the surrounding area.
7.3 The UDP Saved Policy GAT 3 aims “to limit or avoid any
adverse environmental impact it may have on the
surrounding area”. The proposed storage unit does not
give rise to any new activities or polluting processes,
does not add hard surface or in any other way affects
surface water management, does not cause light
pollution nor has it an adverse visual impact - hence no
environmental impacts on the surrounding areas.
7.4 Policy GAT 4 aims to ensure that “development within
the airport boundary is clearly required in this location for
operational, functional, safety or security reasons”. The
proposed unit as described above clearly fits the bill.
7.5 Policies GAT 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 aim to avoid an
increase in car movements and parking. As explained
above, the storage unit will not add new functions or staff,
but only accommodate stored items in the new unit
instead of inside the Hangar. This would not affect the
concerns of these policies in any way.
8.0 Conclusion
8.1 The proposed development is an appropriate use of land
allocated for operational warehousing within Gatwick
Airport and is essential for its efficient and safe operation.
8.2 The storage unit is located to the rear of the much larger
Hangar 6 (as viewed from the Perimeter Road) and will
have no adverse visual impact on the surrounding area.
The proposed staffing, parking and vehicle movements
are all within the previously approved levels for this site.
8.3 The proposal amounts to an adjustment of existing
activities on the Hangar 6 forecourt and complies with all
relevant local planning policies. It should therefore be
possible to determine it within the statutory 8 weeks.
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