Town and Country Planning
SECTION 153 PLANNING ACT 2008
REGULATION 6 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (CHANGE TO, AND REVOCATION OF, DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDERS) REGULATIONS 2011 (AS AMENDED)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO MAKE A NON-MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER
THE MANSTON AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER 2022 (S.I. 2022/922)
PLANNING INSPECTORATE REFERENCE: TR020002
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that RiverOak Strategic Partners Ltd (“RiverOak”) c/o Broadfield Law UK LLP, One Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BL, is submitting an application (“the Application”) to the Secretary of State for Transport under Regulation 4 of the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 (as amended), for a non-material change to be made to the Manston Airport Development Consent Order 2022 (“the DCO”). The Planning Inspectorate reference number is TR020002.
The DCO granted consent on 18 August 2022 to RiverOak Strategic Partners Limited to undertake works to redevelop Manston Airport in Thanet, Kent and to carry out all associated works including to acquire, compulsorily or by agreement, land and rights in land and to use land for this purpose. The DCO also includes provisions in connection with the maintenance and operation of the authorised development.
Summary of the Main Proposals
The Application seeks a non-material change to the DCO to amend Article 21 (Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily) as follows:
A non-material change to Article 21(3) to amend the time limit for exercising compulsory acquisition and temporary powers from ‘one’ calendar year to ‘five’ calendar years.
Copies of Application Documents
The Application and its accompanying documents and plans showing the nature and location of the land concerned are available to view electronically and download, free of charge, on the project page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website, being a website maintained by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, and can be found under the tab “Documents” at:
https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/TR020002/documents
The documents will remain available until at least 29 April 2025.
Further information regarding the Application and its accompanying documents may be obtained from the Applicant by using the following contact details:
Email: consultationmanston@broadfield-law.com
Telephone: +44 (0)754 882 5642
Post: FAO RiverOak, Broadfield Law UK LLP, One Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7BL
A free digital copy of the Application documents can be obtained by writing or sending an email to the Applicant using the contact details above. Alternatively, a paper copy can be obtained, but a charge of £100 will be made.
Making representations about the Application
Any person may make representations on the proposed non-material change to the Secretary of State by email to
manstonairport@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or by post to National Infrastructure Planning, The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN, quoting reference TR020002. Should you have any difficulty in submitting a representation, please contact the Planning Inspectorate at either manstonairport@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or by telephone on 0303 444 5000.
The deadline for receipt of representations is 11.59pm on 29 April 2025.
Please note that any submitted representations to the Planning Inspectorate may be published on the National Infrastructure Planning website for the Application and will be subject to their privacy policy which can be viewed at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-inspectorate-privacy-notices/customer-privacy-notice
Broadfield Law UK LLP
One Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7BL
Solicitors acting on behalf of RiverOak Strategic Partners Ltd
20 March 2025