Issue - meetings

To consider a report on Manchester City Council’s proposed policy approach to managing the growth of Manchester Airport through its Core Strategy.

The Cabinet Member for Prosperity considered a report on Manchester City Council’s proposed policy approach to managing the growth of Manchester Airport through its Core Strategy.

Manchester City Council had published its ‘pre-publication partial consultation’ on its Core Strategy for consultation between 4^th August and 15^th September 2010.  This included a proposed policy approach to managing the growth of Manchester Airport through its Core Strategy, so that the growth requirements for the airport set out by the Government (i.e. of accommodating 45 million passengers per annum by 2030) could be achieved.

The proposed approach to airport development would involve an enlarged operational area and the removal of the entire operational area from the Green Belt. This was considered acceptable on the grounds that there would be greater overall efficiencies in land use at the site by 2030 and that exceptional circumstances existed for Green Belt revision. However, the Council was not satisfied that sufficient provision was made in the proposed policy for the airport to take account of adverse impacts on the transport network that may result from its expansion. Therefore, the need to amend the policy in this respect was suggested.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet Member for Prosperity approves that Cheshire East Council supports Manchester City Council’s policy approach to dealing with growth at Manchester Airport as detailed in its Core Strategy, subject to reference being made in the policy to ensure that detailed planning application proposals for airport expansion show that they would have no adverse impact on the highways network.