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Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group

Thursday, 6 July 2017 11am - 1.30pm

Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT), 119 Britannia Walk,

London N1 7JE

Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group 6 July 2017

There will be a meeting of the Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group at 11.00 am – 1.30 pm on Thursday, 6 July 2017 Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT), 119 Britannia Walk, London N1 7JE.

A buffet lunch will be available at 1.30pm

Location: A map showing the location of the Chartered Institute for Transportation and Highways (CIHT) is printed on the back cover.

LGA Contact: Lesley Smith SASIG Secretariat - [email protected]

Agenda

Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group Thursday 6 July 2017 11.00 am – 1.30pm Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT), 119 Britannia Walk, London N1 7JE

Item Page Time

1.

SIGN IN AND REFRESHMENTS Chairman's welcome, non-attendees and apologies from the floor (items being handled via post or electronically)

10.30

11.00

2. Constitutional Matters 1 - 10 11.05

i) Election of Chair & Vice Chairs ii) Review of SASIG Constitution iii) Review of SASIG Policy Principles, Aims &

Objectives

3. Minutes of previous meetings/matters arising 11 - 12 11.15

a) Full SASIG Meeting: 7 April 2017 13 - 20

b) CAG Meeting: 7 June 2017 21 - 28

4. Extension of contractual arrangements for Secretariat (Northpoint)

29 - 30 11.25

5. SASIG Annual Report to LGA Board submitted 9 June 2017

31 - 32 11.30

a) Full version for website 33 - 40

b) Shortened version for Leadership Board 41 - 44

6. Update on 2017/18 budget 45 - 46 11.35

7. Discussion/review of SASIG responses to draft NPS & Airspace consultations

47 - 60 11.45

8. Update/discussion on website review and actions 61 - 66 11.55

9. Forward-look and future planning for development of SASIG and its membership

67 - 76 12.10

10. Guest speaker from Aviation Environment Federation (AEF)

77 12.20

11. AOB (please notify the Chair in advance – [email protected])

12. CLOSE and LUNCH (a buffet lunch will be provided for the AGM)

13.30

Date of next SASIG Meeting: Thursday 16 November – venue tbc

Date of next CAG Meeting: Wednesday 11 October – venue tbc

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ITEM 2: Constitutional Matters (i) Election of Chair and Vice Chairs (ii) Review of SASIG Constitution (ii) Review of SASIG Policy Principles, Aims & Objectives. Recommendations: A That elections be held to fill the roles of Chair and Vice Chairs. B That the Constitution dated July 2017 be agreed (Annex A). C That the SASIG Policy Principles 2017 be agreed. (Annex B). Summary

1 As this SASIG meeting is the AGM, the Chair and Vice Chairs are to be elected and the constitution reviewed annually.

2 Expressions of interest in standing for these electable roles, proposed and seconded, are to be taken from the floor at the SASIG AGM, in advance by e-mail to the SASIG Secretariat, by 6 July 2017 ([email protected]).

3 There are no proposed changes to the Constitution as they were reviewed and amended in July 2016, and no proposed increase in the annual subscription rate for members’ authorities as agreed at the full SASIG meeting on November 04 2016.

4 It is not anticipated that The Policy Statement will need to be amended following the SASIG changes agreed in July 2016.

Chair and Vice Chairs

5 For the past year the SASIG Chair has been Cllr Jamie Macrae (Cheshire East Council), and the Vice Chairs have been Cllr Keith Artus, (Uttlesford DC), Cllr Nigel Shaw (Broadland DC) and Cllr Hilary Bills (Dudley MBC).

6 SASIG’s Honorary President is Richard Worrall, Chair of SASIG from 1999 - 2008. SASIG agreed to invite Cllr Jackie Cheetham (former Vice Chair 2008 -2015, and member of SASIG from its foundation in1999) as an Honorary President in accordance with the constitution.

7 Expressions of interest in standing for the roles of Chair and Vice Chairs are invited in accordance with para 2 above.

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SASIG Constitution

8 The SASIG Constitution (Appendix A) has been updated to show the membership subscription rates for 2017-2018 (not changed).

9 The SASIG Policy Principles (Annex B) are to be reviewed at the meeting.

Contact: [email protected]

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Nomination Form for Election of Chair and Vice Chairs for 2017/18.

If you wish to nominate any member for these positions please return the completed form to the Secretariat at

[email protected] or prior to the start of the meeting 11am Thursday: 6 July 2017.

Position: Chair of S.A.S.I.G – July 2017 – July 2018

Nominee Proposed By: Seconded By: Name: ………………………….

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Position: Vice – Chairs of S.A.S.I.G – July 2017 – July 2018 (You may nominate up to three members)


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ITEM 2: APPENDIX A

MISSION STATEMENT AND TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE STRATEGIC AVIATION SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP

OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Mission Statement

SASIG proactively contributes to ensure that UK aviation policy is implemented in a manner that reconciles economic, social and environmental issues.

Terms of Reference

1 The Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group (SASIG) shall provide the forum within the Local Government Association (LGA) for all local authorities to discuss strategic aviation policies and major aviation issues. 2 SASIG will contribute to the work of the LGA in responding to Government and the European Commission on all aviation issues that have a strategic planning, transportation, land use, economic or environmental health dimension. SASIG, where appropriate, will work through and in conjunction with the LGA. SASIG will make representations direct to Government and elsewhere arising directly from the SIG’s special interest. SASIG shall not act in a way that conflicts with or undermines LGA policy as a whole or damages the interests of member authorities. 3 SASIG will develop its role and pursue its objectives in accordance with an annual work programme, which will be kept under review so as to ensure consistency with LGA policy and meet with the aspirations of a wider membership. 4 SASIG will operate under the following constitution: (i) Each authority in membership is entitled to designate one Member and/or one officer to attend each meeting of the Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group. (ii) Whilst the Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group will seek to work by amicable agreement amongst the authorities, the formal position is that only one person from each member authority is entitled to vote.

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(iii) There is no objection to additional Members and officers attending meetings to observe and speak with the permission of the Chair. (iv) A Chair’s Advisory Group and Technical Working Groups, with representatives drawn from around airport locations on the Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group, will be maintained to assist in taking initiatives forward but with no specific executive powers unless so authorised or at times when urgency dictates that responses must be made between meetings. (v) A Chair and up to three Vice Chairs will be elected annually to ensure a broad geographical spread of interest. (vi) The role of Honorary President may be filled by an appropriate person. (vii) The Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group shall submit an annual report to the LGA and shall table other reports for LGA meetings as and when necessary. (viii) The Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group shall set an annual subscription rate for membership based on an assessment of its likely annual expenditure on staff, consultants, printing/publicity and other costs. These costs will be apportioned between member authorities on a formula to be agreed. (ix) Authorities joining SASIG in any quarter of the financial year shall pay the relevant proportion of the annual subscription. (x) Authorities shall be advised of the forthcoming subscriptions each autumn for their approval. The absence of a response to the contrary indicates approval. (xi) Authorities resigning from SASIG shall give notice in writing prior to the end of the financial year. 5 The Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group will keep its working methods and subscriptions under review with the aim of setting the subscription for all members at the lowest practical level. The current subscriptions are listed below. 6 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council or another approved body will provide financial management services to SASIG and ensure that all income and expenditure is controlled and audited in their normal practices and with the approval of the Chair’s Advisory Group (CAG) in accordance with the approved budget.

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Annual Membership Subscriptions for 2017/2018

Districts around regional airports £930 Districts distant from London airports £930 Districts close to London airports £1,860 Unitaries around regional airports £1,860 Unitaries distant from London airports £1,860 Unitaries close to London airports £3,710 Counties around regional airports £1,860 Counties distant from London airports £1,860 Counties close to London airports £5,700

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Item 2: Appendix B

POLICY PRINCIPLES FOR THE STRATEGIC AVIATION SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP

OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

SASIG Policy Principles i. To give the people of the UK the social and business opportunities to

travel from their nearest airport where feasible.

ii. To capture, not stifle, the social economic benefits or aviation using robust and objective evidence.

iii. To direct aviation growth to locations where it will assist sustainable

economic regeneration. iv. To minimise adverse impacts – social, economic and environmental – by

protecting people and non-transferable habitats. v. To ensure that the air transport sector rather than local communities pays

the full costs of the impact of all air journeys. vi. To offer the aviation industry tough but realistic parameters based upon

associated impacts around which to secure growth. vii. To ensure that good quality surface access links are provided to airports,

particularly public transport links that create integrated transport hubs. viii. To promote better point to point air services from regional airports, with

sensitive control overall impacts.

ix. To work with Government and other bodies to ensure that noise impacts as a result of airport growth, airspace changes and flight path changes on local communities are minimised and mitigated.

x. To support the coordination and integration of the full spectrum of

national policies on issues relating to aviation. This must accord with international and regional policy-making and implementation.

xi. To promote investigation of the impacts of the air freight industry,

supporting the development of air freight infrastructure where it is the most appropriate mode.

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xii. To encourage governments and the aviation industry to make greater efforts to reduce aviation’s impacts on climate change.

xiii. To instigate and design, in collaboration with external partners, innovative policies and methodologies for identifying, measuring and addressing effectively the noise, health, social infrastructure and wider strategic planning impacts of airport development. SASIG strongly urge that Government address the need for a new national aviation policy that:

Is based on the need to control the impacts rather than the aviation activity.

Has considered in detail all options for providing capacity to meet forecast demand, and for providing for other, lower levels of demand.

Embraces the concept of integrated transport provision.

Audits the parameters that should be used in any forecasts of future demand.

Adopts an assessment process for aviation developments that explicitly includes all associated costs.

Sets effective environmental limits for the aviation industry to meet,

taking the appropriate form – regulation, charges, taxes, etc.

Considers and mitigates against the impact of greenhouse gas emissions.

Develops the economic analysis of aviation, and in particular improves valuation of the net impact – benefits and disbenefits.

Coordinates with other transport policies and with other associated

national policies, such as climate change, and energy policies.

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Item 3: Minutes of previous meetings/matters arising:

(a) Full SASIG meeting: 7th April 2017 (b) CAG meeting: 7th June 2017 Decision: that SASIG members note the minutes for these meetings (see attached).

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Item 3(a): Note of last Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group meeting

Title:

Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group

Date:

Friday 7th April 2017

Venue: CIHT, 119, Britannia Walk, London, N1 7JE

Attendance An attendance list is attached as Appendix A to this note.

Item Decisions and actions

1 Chair's welcome, non-attendees and apologies from the floor

Chair Cllr Jamie Macrae opened the meeting by welcoming all those present and noting those apologies received (See Appendix A). The meeting would be followed by workshops aimed at work in progressing SASIG policy positions concerning many of the statutory consultations and changes within the aviation sector.

2 Minutes of previous meetings and matters arising

a) Full SASIG meeting: 27th January 2017. This meeting was chaired by Vice Chair Cllr Keith Artus and held at One George Street, Westminster. It is planned to hold an early evening reception in the Autumn and invite Lord Ahmad, Aviation Minister and a keynote speaker. It is intended that the event will be arranged for the same date as the autumn SASIG meeting which will be held earlier in the day. Work on SASIG research reports was ongoing with the likelihood of bringing them, as available, to the next SASIG meeting. The Head of Secretariat would be looking at identifying and establishing areas of collaboration between AOA and SASIG.

Decision: The minutes for the previous Full SASIG meeting held on 27th January 2017 were agreed as a correct record.

b) CAG meeting: 6th January 2017

Decision: The minutes for the previous CAG meeting held on 7th March 2017 were noted.

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3 a) Update on 2016/17 projected out-turn and amended 2017/18 budget

The Chair introduced the report which set out a revised projected budget out-turn for 2016/17 and sought SASIG’s approval for the 2017/18 budget. It was noted: - the budget for research work in the 2016/17 budget is now rolled over to the budget for 2017/18; - costs for the hire of meeting rooms has been allocated in the budget for 2017/18 although this may be reduced when access to LGA meeting rooms becomes available; - money has also been allocated in the budget for 2017/18 for printing costs related to the reception planned for later in the year; - accounts and subscriptions were now administered by Dudley MBC and the arrangement was working well. Decisions: SASIG:

noted the revised projected budget out-turn for 2016/2017; and

approved the amended budget as set out for the 2017/2018 financial year ending March 31st 2018.

b) SASIG annual report

It had been decided at a previous meeting that SASIG should produce a report to be used as a basis for their full annual report to the LGA. This was a busy year and the number of consultations coming out would lead to more engagement with Government than ever. A question was raised about whether there was to be a forthcoming Runways UK event as last year’s event had been cancelled. It was agreed this was an important and highly regarded event which would prove useful given the number of consultations as previously mentioned. Action: Head of Secretariat to contact Runways UK. There have been a number of Focus Groups held in the last few months including the DfT’s Airspace and Noise Engagement Group (ANEG) and the CAA’s Community Discussion Forums and their Airspace Change Information Sessions, all of which SASIG attended. Members were to be provided with feedback and it was agreed that SASIG adopt a pro-active approach to relevant issues. Its voice within the LGA should be heard as well as those within the aviation industry. It was also agreed there was a need for DfT policy staff to engage more with industry including SASIG. The meeting between Lord Ahmad, Aviation Minister and SASIG Chair and representatives, had taken place on 21st March 2017 and had gone well. The Minister had been pro-active with his brief to SASIG. Decision: SASIG to note the report and relevant actions.

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4 Policy update including Consultations

Head of Secretariat provided a handout to members of a consultation and key milestones timetable plus a verbal update on the latest policy developments with regards to the: National Policy Statement (NPS); It was agreed that the draft NPS and consultation that had been launched on 2nd February 2017 was heavily focused on Heathrow. It was also highlighted that Southend is now formally designated as a London airport but is not referenced in the NPS document. The DCO process for Hounslow had not worked well therefore it was important that any Heathrow development did not follow the same route. As a set of policy principles of national significance the NPS should take into consideration not only Heathrow but other airports where projects were either scheduled for action or were now taking place. Noise and Airspace Consultations; This would be included as one of the subjects in today’s presentation by the DfT guest speaker. This consultation is significant to local authorities as airspace change proposals would have major environmental impacts especially on those areas currently under flight paths and future flight paths. There was some discussion on the sensitivities that recent airspace change proposals have caused at both Gatwick and Edinburgh airports. To note: both the draft NPS and the Airspace consultations end on 25th May. SASIG intends to submit responses to both consultations but its position is to continue to remain neutral. Members are asked to comment at their earliest convenience to the draft SASIG responses intended for circulation at the beginning of May. Aviation Strategy including Aviation Policy Framework; DfT have announced their intention to publish an Aviation Strategy to sit alongside the NPS but it will take approximately 18 months to complete the process. A consultation document setting out the scope of the Strategy is planned to be published by the end of May 2017 with the scoping document set for September 2017. Decision: SASIG to note the update. Action: Secretariat to put consultation table on SASIG website.

5 Discussion on next SASIG/AGM meeting: 6th July 2017

The next full SASIG meeting and AGM will be held at the CIHT as accommodation at the LGA is still unavailable. It is hoped to have a guest speaker at this meeting. The next round of Technical Working Group meetings scheduled for 25th May are likely to be subject to change as DfT have pushed back their timetable for consultations which would make a later date much more relevant for the TWGs. The Secretariat will keep members updated on dates and venues. Decision: SASIG to note the update.

6 A.O.B.

There was no A.O.B.

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7 Guest Speaker No. 1: Tim May, Head of UK Airports Noise Strategy and Policy, Aviation Directorate at DfT. Tim May gave a Powerpoint presentation to members titled: UK Airspace Policy Presentation. This is the same presentation that has been given at regional events around the UK and covers both the NPS and the Airspace Policy Change consultations and what we can expect in the forthcoming Aviation Strategy consultation. The Aviation Strategy will replace the Aviation Policy Framework (APF) that was published in 2013. Tim was accompanied by David Hyde, Policy Advisor and both took questions from members throughout and following the presentation. Discussions included: - who makes the decision on compensation; - night time metrics in relation to compensation within the guidance; - that the DfT was likely to publish a quarterly discussion paper and timetable for work concerning the consultations. Action: Secretariat to distribute the presentation to members.

8 Guest Speaker No. 2: Neil Pakey, Chair of Regional and Business Airports Group (RABA). Neil Pakey gave a Powerpoint presentation to members titled: An Introduction to RABA. RABA represents 37 UK regional airports with scheduled passenger throughputs of less than 3 mppa. It was established in 2013 and its focus is on ‘policy’ issues of specific interest to smaller airports. Increased connectivity is a major issue along with helping smaller airports that are threatened in particular with increasing costs. RABA is keen to work with SASIG in these and other areas. Questions were, again, taken from members throughout.

Workshop Sessions: It was decided to invite all attendees to the Environment, Planning & Airspace workshop which was chaired by Cllr Keith Artus. (See Appendix B) The remaining two workshops were then held separately. These were: - Surface Access to Airports chaired by SASIG Chair Cllr Jamie Macrae (Appendix C); - Airports, Cities & Economic Growth chaired by Head of Secretariat, Chris Cain. (Appendix D) They ended with a plenary session covering feedback and conclusions. End of Workshops.

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Appendix A -Attendance and Apologies

Position/Role Councillor Authority Chair Cllr Jamie Macrae Cheshire East Council Vice Chair Cllr Keith Artus Uttlesford District Council Vice Chair Cllr Hilary Bills Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Members John Walchester Broadland District Council Kay Mead East Hertfordshire District Council John Coates London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Joanna Shum Spelthorne District Council Zhanine Smith Essex County Council Jeremy Pine Uttlesford District Council Cllr David Sleight Wokingham Borough Council Surinderpal Suri London Borough of Hounslow Darl Sweetland Buckinghamshire County Council

Apologies Cllr Nigel Shaw Broadland District Council Jackie Cheetham Honorary Chair Cllr Kevin Bentley Essex County Council Val Beale London Borough of Hillingdon Cllr Joe Blackham Doncaster MBC

Officers Chris Cain (Head of SASIG Secretariat) Lesley Smith (Secretariat) Guest Speakers Tim May, Head of UK Airports Noise Strategy & Policy, DfT Neil Pakey, Chair of Regional and Business Airports Group (RABA)

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Appendix B – Summary of Environmental, Planning and Airspace Workshop Chair: Cllr Keith Artus, SASIG Vice-Chair The Chair referred to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) presentation held earlier and what it would mean. Three main areas were identified, beginning with: 1. Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN)

The question was asked about what it will actually do and will it be proactive or reactive. What would response times look like and how would governance be arranged? Many local planning authorities won’t have relevant in-house expertise so could be looking towards ICCAN as a useable resource.

ICCAN could be used to audit the airport operators’ complaints analysis procedures but it was recognised that these differed from airport to airport and the DfT does not wish it to become a complaints authority. It would more likely be able to advise on strategic decisions.

There was a discussion about what SASIG could feed into ICCAN – most likely it would be relevant original research.

Funding of ICCAN was also discussed. The DfT confirmed it will be publicly funded but local authorities will not be expected to contribute to this funding.

DfT confirmed that ICCAN would not set aviation policy as that would duplicate the DfT’s role but it would carry out research and could advise on possible future policy. More locally, ICCAN could potentially be involved in advising local planning authorities on the use of planning conditions but it would have no decision making powers. It could also advise on whether environmental statements that accompanied planning applications complied with up to date guidance.

2. Changes to Airspace

Two main areas of debate were:

- what happens if the consultation shows there isn’t local agreement on the solution; - who weighs the economic vs community effects argument. 3. Compensation

The Government is still looking at compensation payment based on decibel data rather than numbers of individual incidents of noise. Emerging evidence is that it is the number of incidents rather than the total noise load that primarily disturbs residents and this needs to be included for consideration.

Payment of compensation should be at the onset of noise disturbance and not delayed by the use of trigger points such as completion of the development which could be some years down the line.

Other issues raised:

- Status of airport masterplans within the planning system that can help determine applications.

- Safeguarding – do local authorities have the right resources to deal with this. Also no-one in Government appears to be in charge so who should be approached if there is a query over interpretation of safeguarding policy?

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Appendix C – Summary of Surface Access Workshop Chair: Cllr Jamie Macrae, SASIG Chair The aim of the Technical Working Group and this workshop was to work towards developing a SASIG policy approach to airport Surface Access issues.

The starting point must be the 2003 White Paper which was effectively ‘watered down’ by the 2013 Aviation Policy Framework by making airport surface access improvements the responsibility of the developer. SASIG has witnessed the fallout from this and believes there is a need to treat airport surface access as part of the national infrastructure. With the amount of consultations now taking place and development of a new Aviation Strategy, there has never been a better time that SASIG can make its voice heard.

Some key issues discussed:

- Funding for airport surface access projects: airports feel they have no voice in where the money goes;

- Car parking: Recognising that ‘kiss and fly’ is the least sustainable form of transport and that there should be good on-site, reasonably priced airport parking. There is also a need to balance Government policy encouraging sustainable transport to and from airports with situations where there is no alternative to the use of the car.

There was discussion about the use of a congestion charge levied by the local authority (or airport operator) and hypothecated for subsidisation of airport public transport. An example of this is the car park levy at Stansted.

It was agreed that there was more substantial income from shopping areas and car parks than from actual aviation itself therefore airports have no incentive to reduce car parking and associated costs and concentrate on infrastructure.

Also discussed:

- Airport Masterplans plus Surface Access Strategies: their importance and effectiveness.

- Passenger experience: Are the public more inclined to drive to a smaller airport with less arduous surface access considerations than bother to make the trip to a more congested larger airport?

- Through ticketing: Its continuing development to make it an effective tool.

- Modal shift: Passengers require a quick, painless experience at an airport so proper timings have to count.

- Proposed case studies of airports/authorities within SASIG and highlighted by the Technical Working Group.

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Appendix D – Summary of Airports, Cities & Economic Growth Workshop Chair – Chris Cain, Head of Secretariat Subjects covered within this workshop included: a) Reviewing a list of Airports typologies which the Technical Working Group has started to develop into which UK airports might be categorized and discussing the extent of its content, purpose and value. b) Discussing various issues for Government policy in this area including: - the scale, nature and extent of causality between airport growth and city, local and regional economic growth; - the differing roles of larger and smaller airports; - airport masterplans and supporting documentation; - catalytic benefits – how to recognise them and manage them; - developing best practice guidance; - spatial planning issues; - the role LEPs; - the nature of funding and how it is supported. c) Benchmarking: Identifying countries and states considered suitable for comparative city and regional economic and spatial analysis. d) A review of literature that is currently available for research and consideration including: - ‘Airports, Cities & Regions’ (ISBN-13: 978-0415859233) by Alain Thierstein and Sven Conventz and available off Amazon;

- Public Policy Institute for Wales-Optimisation the Economic Benefits of Cardiff and St. Athan Airports. e) A review of the case studies of selected SASIG member airports that is about to commence. f) Update on the forthcoming questionnaire intended to go to all authorities with an interest in airport development and those with airports in their constituencies. g) Discussion on plans for larger empirical study: the need for this research, its funding, possibilities for collaboration with other airport/aviation stakeholders and timescales for each line of work

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Item 3(b): MINUTES OF THE CHAIRMAN’S ADVISORY GROUP (CAG) MEETING: Wednesday: 7th June 2017 Date: Wednesday: 7th June 2017 Time: 10:30 – 13:00 hrs Venue: Card Room, East India Club, 16, St James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4LH Attendees:

Cllr Jamie Macrae – SASIG Chair (Cheshire East Council) Cllr Keith Artus – Vice Chair (Uttlesford District Council) Jackie Cheetham (Honorary President, SASIG) Jeremy Pine (Uttlesford District Council) Chris Cain Head of SASIG Secretariat Lesley Smith SASIG Secretariat

Apologies Received:

Cllr Nigel Shaw – Vice Chair (Broadland District Council) Cllr Hilary Bills - Vice Chair (Dudley Met. Borough Council)

Item 2: Review and Actions from previous CAG/SASIG meetings:

a) Minutes of 7th March 2017 CAG Meeting: Minutes of the previous CAG meeting were reviewed. The following actions were noted as outstanding:

Head of Secretariat to contact Hampshire County Council regarding retaining their membership as part of a larger grouping also comprising district and borough councils. It was noted that Cllr Gibson (Hampshire) had attended the full SASIG meeting on 27th January 2017. It was agreed that papers still be forwarded to Hampshire and a letter sent to Cllr Gibson advising Hampshire may retain their membership for the same fee if they also invite Eastleigh, RAF Odiham and Leigh-on-Solent councils to participate. Action: Head of Secretariat to send draft letter to Chair who has now contacted Chairman of Hampshire Council. Secretariat to confirm whether 2015/16 subscription was paid and to check Hampshire’s website access code.

SASIG Chair and Head of Secretariat to draft one-page article for

submission to the LGA First magazine as a follow on from the 2013 Publication. “ Next steps in the aviation debate ‘ ‘Have we landed yet’ Action: Ongoing

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The minutes of CAG meeting 6th March 2017 were approved and outstanding actions noted. b) Minutes of 7th April 2017 full SASIG meeting: Minutes of the previous SASIG meeting/workshops were reviewed. The following actions were noted as outstanding:

SASIG Chair to arrange meetings with relevant policy officers at LGA to discuss working relationship between LGA and SASIG. Action: Ongoing.

Identify areas for co-operation/collaboration between AOA and SASIG. Action: Head of Secretariat to contact Henk van Klaveren at AOA.

Head of Secretariat to contact Runways UK. Runways UK do not appear

to be active within the industry right now. It was noted there has been no feedback from members or DfT regarding the workshops held following the SASIG meeting on 7th April but it was agreed that SASIG momentum should be kept high. Depending on the outcome of the General Election, Head of Secretariat to contact Tim May, DfT and/or draft congratulatory letter to the Aviation Minister from SASIG Chair.

The minutes of SASIG meeting 7th April 2017 were approved and outstanding actions noted.

Item3: Administration and Finances a) Update on 2017/18 subscription invoices and forthcoming budget 2018/19. Secretariat had received a financial update from Dudley MBC. It was noted that there were no changes to the projected budget out-turn since the update given at the meeting of 7th April. The carry-over figure of £42,295 from the 2016/17 out-turn was confirmed. Crawley Borough Council has paid its 2017/18 subscription but informed the Secretariat they will not be renewing in 2018/19. It was noted that the LGA have still not indicated when their meeting rooms can be booked following the current refurbishment. However, once SASIG has access to the LGA, this will mitigate additional costs incurred in 2016/17.

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Status of Hampshire County Council membership remains unclear. Action: SASIG Chair to contact Hampshire County Council. Head of Secretariat has identified key contacts for Kent and Thanet Councils. Action: Head of Secretariat to contact Kent and Thanet councils. Any further changes were to be updated in the next financial report. b) External meetings held and invitations received. Airspace and Noise Engagement Group (ANEG): The initial meeting was held on 24th January 2017 at CAA House, London with the second meeting held on 5th May. Jeremy Pine (Uttlesford DC) attended both and provided the meeting with his feedback. It was agreed that it was important SASIG continue to attend ANEG meetings. The next meeting is scheduled for the end of September or beginning of October 2017 which Jeremy will attend. Feedback has been disseminated to members but it is important that DfT issue their papers in good time for SASIG to canvas opinions, questions, etc. from members to be taken forward to the next meeting. CAA-Community Discussion Forum: This quarterly forum chaired by Tim Johnson, Head of Policy, CAA, is to bring together representatives from areas most impacted by aviation across the UK. The initial meeting on 24th January 2017 was attended by Jeremy Pine who also attended the second meeting on 5th May. He gave feedback to this meeting. He felt this forum was not so relevant to members but that as it was held on the same day as ANEG, SASIG attendance should continue. The forum will be reviewed after a year to see whether it is worth carrying on. Airspace Change and National Policy Statement (NPS) Consultation regional events: On 2nd February 2017 the Government launched two public consultations – one for the draft NPS and one for the airspace change process, both of which lasted for 16 weeks ending 25th May. As part of the consultation process, the DfT held a number of local events, open to the public and a number of regional events across the UK for key stakeholders. Jeremy Pine attended one of these events in London on 20th April where Lord Ahmad gave a presentation. Jeremy noted that the event mainly concentrated on the responses to the consultations using the same presentation given by Tim May (DfT) at the SASIG meeting on 7th April. He also noted that the Tier 1, 2 and 3 compensation process could become ‘clouded’. He felt it was very useful to have the opportunity to speak with DfT officials. Dft and BEIS Workshop: The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have invited SASIG to a stakeholder workshop on the Aviation EU Emissions Trading System

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(Aviation EU ETS) and the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), being developed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The workshop will take place 15:00 - 17:00 on Monday 10th July in London and will cover the latest progress in the Aviation EU ETS negotiations, and progress in ICAO discussions to develop the implementing rules for the CORSIA. Action: Secretariat to send Cllr Artus the details. 1st Annual (2017) Airport Surface Access Conference: This is an event organized by the Waterfront Conference Company and will be held on 21st June 2017 at Ashurst, London. Its theme concerns delivering improved rail and road access to airports and maximizing the benefits of connectivity. Jeremy Pine will be attending and will provide feedback. The opportunity to attend on behalf of SASIG was also offered to a member of the Surface Access Working Group but there was no response to this. c) Extension of Secretariat/Northpoint contract. The Chair and CAG members discussed current contractual arrangements with the Secretariat (Northpoint) which commenced 1st September 2015 and is due to expire 31st August 2017. It was proposed that SASIG offer to extend the contract on the same terms and conditions for a period of 18 months up to 31st March 2019. This also reflects the SASIG agreement not to raise subscriptions for member authorities until 31st March 2019. It was also noted that in accordance with the current contract that it could be terminated by either party with a minimum of three months’ notice. Action: The proposal to extend the contract to be included in the papers of the full SASIG meeting on 6th July 2017.

Item 4: Review and approval of SASIG 2016/17 annual report for submission to the LGA. CAG agreed that the SASIG annual reports to the LGA be approved. These were to be submitted to the LGA by 16th June 2017. As last year, there are two versions – a full version which will go onto the LGA website and a shortened version as required to be submitted for the LGA Leadership Board. It was also agreed that the wording contained within the Aims and Objectives should be considered for amendment at the July SASIG AGM to reflect how SASIG is working on behalf of its member authorities. Action: Cllr Artus to send Secretariat suggested wording. Action: Secretariat to submit both reports to the LGA by 16th June 2017.

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Item 5: Website: proposals for redesign, enhanced usage and functionality and programme for implementation. It had previously been agreed that the current SASIG website needs a complete review for a number of reasons including having a tired and outdated appearance and not being user-friendly. Cllr Artus had a constructive meeting with Rebecca Crawford (Northpoint) on March 28th 2017 to discuss the current website and how to take this proposal forward. The group agreed that both members and non-members should get value out of the website and that it was one way of lobbying people to get them interested in SASIG. It was decided to get the SASIG web host, Orwell Solutions, to prepare a brief for this work which they can design but with control still sitting with SASIG. It was also agreed that this work needs to be included in the budget for the SASIG/AGM meeting of 6th July 2017. It was proposed there be 3 levels of viewing the website: 1. A system of ‘freelook’ for the casual visitor; 2. ‘Freelook’ and an additional opportunity to access certain information; 3. Registering for (and paying for) full membership. It was also agreed to review access codes to the website for members. Action: Cllr Artus and Rebecca Crawford to meet with Orwell Solutions. Action: Secretariat to review access codes. The recent refresh of the Newsletter has resulted in much improvement. Ideas could include getting interesting by-lines, highlights, etc. onto the first page to capture peoples’ attention and looking at ways to capture click-through information. Action: Cllr Artus to speak with Rebecca as the person who loads the newsletter onto the website. It was agreed the Newsletter could also go to other outside bodies such as LEPs. Action: Secretariat to compile a suggested list of additional people to consider sending the Newsletter to. Item 6: Update on SASIG responses to DfT’s Noise & Airspace Modernisation consultation and draft NPS consultation SASIG had responded to both consultations and the group was provided with copies of these, which are also on the website. There is a further consultation which SASIG is considering responding to which concerns the draft guidance

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issued by the CAA to support their revised airspace change decision-making process. The response deadline is 30th June 2017. Action: Head of Secretariat to review consultation and agree with Chair whether response is required.

Item 7: Feedback on key SASIG policy areas. It had been decided to postpone the latest meetings of all the Technical Working Groups until after the General Election to allow for a clearer view of what would be happening within Government. However, all three TWG subjects had been covered in the workshops of the SASIG meeting of 7th April this year. Head of Secretariat informed the group that work was being undertaken on relevant questionnaires, surveys and case studies and that one of the key aims was to produce a planning paper to include secondary impacts, in time for the July AGM. The survey being worked on would go to members plus any authority with an airport within its boundary. Action: Secretariat to draw up list of names of councilors and officers for survey to be sent to. Action: Head of Secretariat to look at planning paper for July AGM. Item 8: Arrangements for SASIG meeting/AGM on Thursday: 6th July 2017 (a) Agenda: The group considered a draft agenda and a few revisions were made to include a review of SASIG policy and principles. The amended version was approved and will be ready to send out to members with the agenda papers. (b) Venue: Crompton Rooms 2-4, CIHT, 119, Britannia Walk, London, N1 7JE. (c) Nomination form: The nomination form for election of SASIG Chair and Vice Chairs for 2017/18 will be circulated with the agenda papers for the 6th July SASIG meeting. (d) Future dates/venues(s) for CAG and SASIG meetings: - SASIG AGM: Thursday: 6th July 2017 at CIHT. (Venue confirmed) - CAG: Wednesday: 11th October 2017 (a.m. Venue to be confirmed) - Airports, Cities & Economic Growth TWG: Wednesday, 11th October 2017 (p.m. Venue tbc) - Surface Access and also Environment, Planning & Airspace TWGs: Wednesday, 1st November 2017 - SASIG full meeting: Thursday, 16th November 2017 (Venue tbc) Action: Cllr Artus and Secretariat to look at venues for the above dates.

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(e) Speaker: The speaker for the SASIG full meeting and AGM in July will either be: Tim Johnson, Director, Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) or his deputy, Cait Hewitt. They are intending to cover what they see as the weaknesses in the draft airports National Policy Statement and the community groups’ response to the proposals in the airspace consultation. Item 9: Forward-look and future planning for development of SASIG and its membership To be covered at the SASIG full meeting in July. Item 10: Discussion of proposed plan for jointly-sponsored Autumn reception at Westminster This will be discussed after the results of the General Election are known. Item11. Future dates: 2017/18 for CAG/SASIG/TWG meetings This is covered under Item 8 (c) of this meeting. Item 12: A.O.B. No A.O.B. Close of meeting – 1 p.m.

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Item 4: Extension of contractual arrangements for Secretariat (Northpoint) Decision requested: That SASIG offers to extend the current Northpoint contract on the current terms and conditions as previously agreed for a period of 18 months up to the 31st March 2019. At the AGM in July 2015, following a presentation by Chris Cain, (Director of Northpoint Aviation), members agreed that Northpoint Aviation be appointed to provide full Secretariat services subject to suitable terms and conditions. This was delegated to the Chairman and the Chairman’s Advisory Group (CAG). Formal contractual arrangements were agreed and entered into for a period of two years from 1st September 2015 until 31st August 2017, with mutually agreed notice of termination of three months and extension of the existing contract. The contract is currently administered by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council who has a back-to-back contractual arrangement between SASIG and Northpoint to procure Secretariat services on SASIG’s behalf. Dudley MBC currently provides all of our financial and accounting services. These arrangements were put in place following Surrey County Council’s decision to cease both the Secretariat and financial services provided to SASIG in September 2015. At the last Chair’s Advisory Group meeting (CAG) on Wednesday, 7th June 2017, the Chair and CAG members discussed the current contractual arrangements with the Secretariat (Northpoint). It was agreed that at the next SASIG meeting on 6th July 2017, members would be requested to approve an extension of the existing contract with Northpoint on the same terms and conditions (as agreed in September 2015) for a period of 18 months up to 31st March 2019.

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ITEM 5: SASIG Annual Report to Local Government Association (LGA) Board submitted 9th June 2017 Recommendations: A. That the SASIG membership notes the SASIG Annual Report as submitted 9th June 2017 to LGA. B. That the SASIG membership promote and publicise the SASIG Annual Report at all relevant opportunities in support of the Group’s work and to attract additional member Authorities. The Annual Report records SASIG's activities between April 1st 2016 and March 31st 2017, and is a requirement of being a Special Interest Group of the Local Government Association. Members will note that the report has been submitted both in the previous format and an abbreviated formatted version as required by the LGA Board for their Board meeting. The full version is to be placed on the LGA web-site.

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Item 5(a): LGA Special Interest Group Annual Report to LGA

Leadership Board

SIG Name: Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group (SASIG)

Lead Member: Cllr Jamie Macrae (Chair)

Lead Officer: SASIG Secretariat c/o Northpoint Aviation

Email: [email protected]

Address: SASIG Secretariat, c/o Northpoint Aviation London & South East Office, 14, Monarch Terrace, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4NP

Telephone: 01732 220256

Website: www.sasig.org.uk

Membership: 01/04/2016 - 31/03/2017 [Please note that only those authorities within membership of the LGA are permitted to be join LGA Special Interest Groups. The latest LGA membership information is available at http://www.local.gov.uk/membership] Broadland District Council Slough Borough Council

Buckinghamshire County Council Southend on Sea Borough Council

Cheshire East Council Spelthorne Borough Council

Cornwall Council Thanet District Council

Crawley Borough Council Uttlesford District Council

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council West Midlands Joint Committee:

East Hertfordshire District Council Birmingham City Council

Essex County Council Coventry City Council

Hertfordshire County Council Dudley Met. Borough Council

London Borough of Hillingdon Sandwell Met. Borough Council

London Borough of Hounslow Solihull Met. Borough Council

Luton Borough Council Walsall Met. Borough Council

Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Wolverhampton City Council

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council Wokingham Borough Council

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

SASIG represents 12 million people, more than a fifth of the national population.

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Aim

SASIG’s objectives are:

to promote the need for long-term, sustainable aviation policies that lead to a reduction in the environmental impact of aviation whilst securing appropriate social and economic benefits;

to increase understanding of the local and global impacts of aviation on the environment and communities;

to identify and promote the changes needed to move towards sustainable aviation practices within the industry and Government; and

to work with other organisations and the Government on the formulation of policy advice.

SASIG Policy Principles

i. To give the people of the UK the social and business opportunities to travel from their nearest airport where feasible.

ii. To capture, not stifle, the social and economic benefits of aviation using robust and objective evidence.

iii. To direct aviation growth to locations where it will assist sustainable economic regeneration.

iv. To minimise adverse impacts – social, economic and environmental – by protecting people and non-transferable habitats.

v. To ensure that the air transport sector rather than local communities pays the full costs of the impact of all air journeys.

vi. To offer the aviation industry tough but realistic parameters based upon associated impacts around which to secure growth.

vii. To ensure that good quality surface access links are provided to airports, particularly public transport links that create integrated transport hubs.

viii. To promote better point to point air services from regional airports, with sensitive control over all impacts.


x. To support the coordination and integration of the full spectrum of national policies on issues relating to aviation. This must accord with international and regional policy-making and implementation.

xi. To promote investigation of the impacts of the air freight industry, supporting the development of air freight infrastructure where it is the most appropriate mode.

xii. To encourage Governments and the aviation industry to make greater efforts to reduce aviation’s impacts on climate change.

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SASIG strongly supports the Government’s work towards a new national aviation policy that:






Sets effective environmental limits for the aviation industry to meet, taking the appropriate form – regulation, charges, taxes, etc.



Coordinates with other transport policies and with other associated national policies, such as climate change, and energy policies.

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Key Activities / Outcomes of work undertaken National Representation: The ways in which SASIG is represented publicly emphasises the national nature of the membership and thus the sphere of interest. This has included: The Airports Commission and 3rd runway decision SASIG was actively involved in the Airports Commission’s programme before the Government decided to award Heathrow the decision to expand, in October 2016. Department for Transport, CAA & Defra

SASIG continues as a member of the Department for Transport’s Aviation ‘External Advisory Group’ (EAG). The group last met in July 2016 and SASIG attended.

SASIG was invited to and attended two DfT focus groups in June 2016 regarding night flights at Stansted and Heathrow.

The CAA continues to seek SASIG’s views on its programme of work and particularly now on how decisions on airspace change should be made.

SASIG is a member of the DEFRA Noise and Nuisance Team external stakeholder panel and attended a meeting on 12th July 2016. Date of the next meeting tba.

SASIG met with the Aviation Minister, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 21st March 2017 to highlight its work and promote future mutual co-operation with Government officials.

Advisory Board member - ‘Runways UK’ Runways UK is an organisation established to provide a platform for public debate about the aviation sector and organise key conferences. It was recognised by the Airport’s Commission and has a Board full of senior industry figures. SASIG continues to be an advisory Board Member. The Runways UK 2016 event was postponed due to uncertainty regarding the third runway decision. Engagement with Other Stakeholders SASIG’s Secretariat has met with, and is continuing to liaise with, other prominent stakeholder groups including the LEP Network, Key Cities, Sustainable Aviation, Aviation Environment Federation and Gatwick Airport Conservation Campaign. Conferences and Public For a SASIG Chair gave a presentation titled: “Assessing the Role of Local Communities” at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum Keynote Seminar: “What Now for Airport Expansion in the South East?” on 5th September 2016. A representative from SASIG Secretariat presented at the RAeS’s ‘Greener by Design’ Conference in October 2016 to give SASIG’s views on the management and regulation of noise. SASIG also attended the DfT External Advisory Group (EAG) in June 2016 which focused on outlining EAG’s intentions in respect of the Modernising Transport Bill and update of the Airports Policy Framework (APF). SASIG was represented at the initial meeting on 24th January 2017 of the Airspace and Noise Engagement Group (ANEG) established following feedback from last year’s focus groups and also attended the initial meeting of the CAA Community Discussion Forum held the same day. This quarterly forum aims to unite representatives from areas most impacted by aviation across the UK. SASIG attended

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CAA Airspace Change Information Sessions throughout February 2017 and Airspace Change and National Policy Statement (NPS) Consultation regional events in April 2017. SASIG Newsletter This is a core service emailed monthly by the SASIG Secretariat to members. It contains: editorial; an events diary; ‘Monthly Highlights’ section; Parliamentary Q & A’s on aviation matters; news articles from the month covering Parliamentary News, Government News, London and South East News, Regional News, National and Other Industry News and European News and updates to the SASIG website (publications/ industry documents, etc). It provides a valuable resource, allowing Local Authorities to remain well-informed and take an active role in the aviation debate.

Appendices:

SASIG Mission Statement

SASIG Terms of Reference

Annual Membership Subscriptions

SASIG Meetings Held SASIG Mission Statement SASIG proactively contributes to ensure that UK aviation policy is implemented in a manner that reconciles economic, social and environmental issues. SASIG Terms of Reference 1 The Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group (SASIG) shall provide the forum within

the Local Government Association (LGA) for all local authorities to discuss strategic aviation policies and major aviation issues.

2 SASIG will contribute to the work of the LGA in responding to Government and the

European Commission on all aviation issues that have a strategic planning, transportation, land use, economic or environmental health dimension. SASIG, where appropriate, will work through and in conjunction with the LGA. SASIG will make representations direct to Government and elsewhere arising directly from the SIG’s special interest. SASIG shall not act in a way that conflicts with or undermines LGA policy as a whole or damages the interests of member authorities.

3 SASIG will develop its role and pursue its objectives in accordance with an annual

work programme, which will be kept under review so as to ensure consistency with LGA policy and meet with the aspirations of a wider membership.

4 SASIG will operate under the following constitution:

(i) Each authority in membership is entitled to designate one Member and/or one officer to attend each meeting of the Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group.

(ii) Whilst the Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group will seek to work by amicable agreement amongst the authorities, the formal position is that only one person from each member authority is entitled to vote.

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observe and speak with the permission of the Chairman.

(iv) A Chairman’s Advisory Group and a Technical Officers Group, with representatives drawn from around airport locations on the Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group, will be maintained to assist in taking initiatives forward but with no specific executive powers unless so authorised or at times when urgency dictates that responses must be made between meetings.

(v) A Chairman and up to three Vice Chairmen will be elected annually to ensure a broad geographical spread of interest.

(vi) The role of Honorary President may be filled by an appropriate person.

(vii) The Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group shall submit an annual report to the LGA and shall table other reports for LGA meetings as and when necessary.

(viii) The Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group shall set an annual subscription rate for membership based on an assessment of its likely annual expenditure on staff, consultants, printing/publicity and other costs. These costs will be apportioned between member authorities on a formula to be agreed.

(ix) Authorities joining SASIG in any quarter of the financial year shall pay the relevant proportion of the annual subscription.

(x) Authorities shall be advised of the forthcoming subscriptions each autumn for their approval. The absence of a response to the contrary indicates approval.

(xi) Authorities resigning from SASIG shall give notice in writing prior to the end of the financial year.

The Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group will keep its working methods and subscriptions under review with the aim of setting the subscription for all members at the lowest practical level. The current subscriptions are listed below. Since April 2016 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council have been providing financial management services to SASIG and ensure that all income and expenditure is controlled and audited within their normal practices and with the approval of the Chairman’s Advisory Group (CAG) in accordance with the approved budget.

Annual Membership Subscriptions for 2016/17

Districts around regional airports £930

Districts distant from London airports £930

Districts close to London airports £1,860

Unitaries around regional airports £1,860

Unitaries distant from London airports £1,860

Unitaries close to London airports £3,710

Counties around regional airports £1,860

Counties distant from London airports £1,860

Counties close to London airports £5,700

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SASIG Meetings:

Dates held - July & November 2016 and January 2017 SASIG held 3 meetings across the year for the full membership - members & officers. Agendas at these meetings were focused on SASIG’s involvement with, and response to, the CAA consultation on the modernisation of the airspace change process, the future work programme associated with the Government’s on-going aviation policy review and the Airports Commission’s work and 3rd runway decision. Topics discussed have also included: priority issues for SASIG responses and lobbying, the proposed SASIG research programme, plans to raise SASIG’s profile and membership and how Brexit could affect airports and authorities. The January 2017 meeting had as its guest speaker, Henk van Klaveren, Public Affairs and PR Manager at the Airport Operators Association (AOA). SASIG Chairman’s Advisory Group (CAG) Dates held – April, June & October 2016 and January & March 2017 The SASIG Chairman’s Advisory Group (CAG) meets on a regular cycle, 4 weeks prior to formal SASIG meetings, with additional meetings called to discuss specific topics as required. CAG has supported the Group with consideration of overarching issues, and review / comment on agenda papers for full SASIG meetings, including formal responses to consultations. SASIG Technical Working Group Meetings: Surface Access meetings held – April, September & December 2016 and March 2017 Environment, Planning & Airspace meetings held – April, October & December 2016 and March 2017 Airports, Cities & Economic Growth meetings held – May & October 2016 and January & March 2017 The membership had previously agreed that SASIG establish 3 Technical Working Groups (TWGs): Surface Access; Environment, Planning and Airspace; Airports, Cities and Economic Growth. The first meetings began in April 2016 and, to date, there have been 4 meetings of each of these groups. These meetings focus in detail on current issues, and are used to develop policy positions for presentation to the SASIG membership and future submission to industry bodies, and assist in consultation responses. External speakers from within Government and the Industry are invited to attend and present.

Please return to: [email protected]

Any queries, please contact [email protected]

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Item 5(b): Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group (SASIG) Annual Report to

LGA Leadership Board

SIG Name: Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group (SASIG)

Lead Member: Cllr Jamie Macrae (Chair)

Lead Officer: SASIG Secretariat c/o Northpoint Aviation

Email: [email protected]

Address: SASIG Secretariat, c/o Northpoint Aviation London & South East Office, 14, Monarch Terrace, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4NP

Telephone: 01732 220256

Website: www.sasig.org.uk

Membership: 01/04/2016 – 31/03/2017 [Please note that only those authorities within membership of the LGA are permitted to be join LGA Special Interest Groups. The latest LGA membership information is available at http://www.local.gov.uk/membership]

Broadland District Council Slough Borough Council

Buckinghamshire County Council Southend on Sea Borough Council

Cheshire East Council Spelthorne Borough Council

Cornwall Council Thanet District Council

Crawley Borough Council Uttlesford District Council

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council West Midlands Joint Committee:

East Hertfordshire District Council Birmingham City Council

Essex County Council Coventry City Council

Hertfordshire County Council Dudley Met. Borough Council

London Borough of Hillingdon Sandwell Met. Borough Council

London Borough of Hounslow Solihull Met. Borough Council

Luton Borough Council Walsall Met. Borough Council

Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Wolverhampton City Council

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council Wokingham Borough Council

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

SASIG represents 12 million people, more than a fifth of the national population.

Aim SASIG’s objectives are:

to promote the need for long-term, sustainable aviation policies that lead to a reduction in the environmental impact of aviation whilst securing appropriate social and economic benefits;

to increase understanding of the local and global impacts of aviation on the environment and communities;

to identify and promote the changes needed to move towards sustainable aviation practices within the industry and Government; and

to work with other organisations and the Government on the formulation of policy advice.

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SASIG Policy Principles

i. To give the people of the UK the social and business opportunities to travel from their nearest airport where feasible.

ii. To capture, not stifle, the social and economic benefits of aviation using robust and objective evidence.

iii. To direct aviation growth to locations where it will assist sustainable economic regeneration.

iv. To minimise adverse impacts – social, economic and environmental – by protecting people and non-transferable habitats.

v. To ensure that the air transport sector rather than local communities pays the full costs of the impact of all air journeys.

vi. To offer the aviation industry tough but realistic parameters based upon associated impacts around which to secure growth.

vii. To ensure that good quality surface access links are provided to airports, particularly public transport links that create integrated transport hubs.

viii. To promote better point to point air services from regional airports, with sensitive control over all impacts.


x. To support the coordination and integration of the full spectrum of national policies on issues relating to aviation. This must accord with international and regional policy-making and implementation.

xi. To promote investigation of the impacts of the air freight industry, supporting the development of air freight infrastructure where it is the most appropriate mode.

xii. To encourage Governments and the aviation industry to make greater efforts to reduce aviation’s impacts on climate change.

SASIG strongly supports the Government’s work towards a new national aviation policy that:






Sets effective environmental limits for the aviation industry to meet, taking the appropriate form – regulation, charges, taxes, etc.



Coordinates with other transport policies and with other associated national policies, such as climate change, and energy policies.

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Key Activities / Outcomes of work undertaken

SASIG meetings and dates held:

SASIG full meetings: July (AGM) and November 2016 & January 2017. Chair’s Advisory Group (CAG) meetings: April, June and October 2016 & January and March 2017. SASIG Surface Access Technical Working Group: April, Sept. & December 2016 and March 2017. SASIG Environment, Planning & Airspace Technical Working Group: April, October & December 2016 and March 2017. SASIG Airports, Cities & Economic Growth Technical Working Group: May & October 2016 and January & March 2017.

National Representation: The ways in which SASIG is represented publicly emphasises the national nature

of the membership and thus the sphere of interest. This has included: The Airports Commission and 3rd runway decision

SASIG was actively involved in the Airports Commission’s programme before the Government decided to award Heathrow the decision to expand, in October 2016 Department for Transport, CAA & Defra

SASIG continues as a member of the Department for Transport’s Aviation ‘External Advisory Group’ (EAG). The group last met in July 2016 and SASIG attended.

SASIG attended two DfT focus groups in June 2016 regarding night flights at Stansted and Heathrow.

The CAA continues to seek SASIG’s views on its programme of work and particularly now on how decisions on airspace change should be made.

SASIG is a member of the DEFRA Noise and Nuisance Team external stakeholder panel and attended a meeting on 12th July 2016. Date of the next meeting tba.

SASIG met with the Aviation Minister, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 21st March 2017 to highlight its work and promote future mutual co-operation with Government officials.

Advisory Board member - ‘Runways UK’

Runways UK is an organisation established to provide a platform for public debate about the aviation sector and organise key conferences. It was recognised by the Airport’s Commission and has a Board full of senior industry figures. SASIG continues to be an advisory Board Member. The Runways UK 2016 event was postponed due to uncertainty regarding the third runway decision. Engagement with Other Stakeholders

SASIG’s Secretariat has met with, and is continuing to liaise with, other prominent stakeholder groups including the LEP Network, Key Cities, Sustainable Aviation, Aviation Environment Federation and Gatwick Airport Conservation Campaign. Conferences and Public Fora

SASIG Chair gave a presentation titled: “Assessing the Role of Local Communities” at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum Keynote Seminar: “What Now for Airport Expansion in the South East?” on 5th September 2016. A representative from SASIG Secretariat presented at the RAeS’s ‘Greener by Design’ Conference in October 2016 to give SASIG’s views on the management and regulation of noise. SASIG also attended the DfT External Advisory Group (EAG) in June 2016 which focused on outlining EAG’s intentions in respect of the Modernising Transport Bill and update of the Airports Policy Framework (APF). SASIG was represented at the initial meeting on 24th January 2017 of the Airspace and Noise Engagement Group (ANEG) established following feedback from last year’s focus groups and also attended the initial meeting of the CAA Community Discussion Forum held the same day. This quarterly forum aims to unite representatives from areas most impacted by aviation across the UK. SASIG attended CAA Airspace Change Information Sessions throughout February 2017 and Airspace Change and National Policy Statement (NPS) Consultation regional events in April 2017. SASIG Newsletter

This is a core service emailed monthly by the SASIG Secretariat to members. It contains: editorial; an events diary; ‘Monthly Highlights’ section; Parliamentary Q & A’s on aviation matters; news articles from the month covering Parliamentary News, Government News, London and South East News, Regional News, National and Other Industry News and European News and updates to the SASIG website (publications/ industry documents, etc). It provides a valuable resource, allowing Local Authorities to remain well-informed and take an active role in the aviation debate.

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Item 6: Administration and Finances: Update on 2017/18 budget Decision: SASIG requested to note current budget monitoring. Secretariat had received a financial update from Dudley MBC up to 1st June 2017 with no matters arising with respect to the budget as amended and approved at the SASIG meeting of 7th April 2017. The current amended budget is shown on Annex A attached. The budget expenditure for meeting rooms and hospitality reflects the cost of booking external venues whilst accommodation at the LGA in Smith Square remains unavailable. The budget for 2017/18 continues to be carefully monitored in order to ensure the end of year out-turn remains at the minimum of £20,000.

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Annex A: Amendments to Agreed Budget 2017-2018

Original Budget

(01-04-2017/ 31-03-2018)

Projected year

end out turn (31-03-2018)

INCOME

Membership subscriptions £63,905 £63,905 Interest on balance held Other income TOTAL INCOME £63,905 £63,905

SASIG opening balance £36,433 £42,295 EXPENDITURE

Secretariat (NP) Director – (part time) plus: Project /Policy and Administration support:

£63,525 £63,250

Sub-total £63,250 £63,250

Research Budget £7,500 £15,000 Supplies & Publicity Host Authority Administration Costs £2,000 £2,000 Meeting rooms £1,800 £2,000 Telephones £200 £0.00 Hospitality £500 £500 Printing/publicity/publications/website £500 £1,000

Sub-total £5,000 £5,500 Conferences, training & travel £1,000 £1,000 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £77,025 £84,750

Balance projected at end of financial yr £23,313 £21,450

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Item 7: Discussion/review of SASIG responses to draft NPS and Airspace consultations

Decision: to note content of both responses sent to DfT by deadline date: 25th May 2017

RESPONSE FROM SASIG TO DFT NPS CONSULTATION

Dear Sir/Madam,

Moving Britain Ahead: Consultation on Draft Airports National Policy Statement - new runway capacity and infrastructure at airports in the South East of England

1. Introduction The following represents the response of the Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group (SASIG) to your consultation on the draft Airports National Policy Statement. SASIG is the largest of the 20 or so Special Interest Groups formed under the auspices of the Local Government Association. It represents over 30 statutory local authorities from a combination of the shires and cities of England with a direct or indirect interest in the development of airports and, crucially, the communities that elected them. SASIG member authorities represent 11-12 million people within their boundaries and have a wide range of statutory responsibilities directly relevant to the future development and operation of airports and hence the implementation of national policy in this regard. These include:

land use and transport planning; local economic development; environmental mitigation and sustainability; climate change and air quality targets; the provision of health and social infrastructure and the overall welfare of the communities they represent.

SASIG members, therefore, have an important voice both when designing and seeking the implementation of national policy. We trust Government recognises this and will therefore ascribe appropriate weight to our views alongside those of other important interest groups such as the aviation industry and business community and statutory agencies, in its consideration of the responses to this consultation.

2. The Scope of the National Policy Statement (NPS) We would like to state at the outset that we are grateful for the opportunity to make representations on the draft consultation on the NPS, and recognise the substantive body of work undertaken by the Davies Commission which underpins it and to which SASIG contributed its views.

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The scrapping of the 2003 Air Transport White Paper and its replacement in 2013 by the Aviation Policy Framework, meant that given the provisions of the Planning Act in 2008 and the importance it attaches to the NPS for major infrastructure schemes, airports have faced substantial difficulties in bringing forward major development proposals and having them dealt with procedurally to an acceptable timetable. Consequently, we support, in principle, the use of the Development Consent Order (DCO) process for nationally significant developments but only if the measures which the Planning Act envisaged in relation to pro-active consultation and negotiation with statutory (and other), consultees, are undertaken in the spirit of the Act as well as its legislative purpose. SASIG’s concern is to ensure that the appropriate political oversight is maintained over the way in which the DCO process is enacted as well as its outcome, to ensure that schemes finally given approval reflect the appropriate balance between national economic and commercial interests and local community and environmental effects.

With this in mind, our first and probably most substantive issue is that the NPS does not pass the critically important ‘Ronseal’ test (i.e. it does not do what it says on the tin) in that it is not a ‘National’ Policy Statement. Indeed it is not even a South East Capacity Policy Statement. This is because its coverage has been circumscribed solely to the third runway at Heathrow rather than all prospective airport developments (including permitted developments at airports –see S32(2)(c)), that fall within Section 35 of the 2008 Planning Act - in particular airport developments of greater than 10 million passengers or 10,000 freight movements or other associated development that could be considered of national significance (S35(1)(d)).

Since, we are aware that a DCO process is underway at Manston Airport in Kent, and that the Manchester Airport Group (MAG) plans for Stansted would see its capacity expanded to 40-45mppa from its current 24mppa (and S32(2)(c) of the 2008 Act is important in this regard because such expansion cannot be taken to be permitted development), as a minimum these developments should also have been addressed in the draft NPS. So should any other potentially nationally significant surface access schemes associated with major airport development or indeed schemes such as the new +1million sq ft ‘European’ servicing centre being planned by Boeing at Boscombe Down. In fact, in reality, the consultation relates solely to a third runway at Heathrow and as such should not be described as a ‘National’ Policy Statement.

Moreover, given that a relatively loose interpretation has been adopted to projects included within the definition of S35(1)(d) (e.g. the new link road from the M1 to Luton Airport), many of which could be considered regionally rather than nationally, significant schemes, it is arguable that many more prospective airport projects over the next 20 to 30 years should equally be addressed in the NPS. This would also be consistent with the way that strategic guidance was provided by the 2003 Air Transport White Paper on runway extensions and major terminal developments as well as safeguarding for possible new runways outside the South East of England (notably at Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow). The reason why such a narrow definition has been adopted in the draft document is neither clearly explained nor justified and as it

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currently stands it might be more appropriate to change the title to the NPS on Heathrow - the UK’s Global Hub Airport. That would at least pass the ‘Ronseal test’.

3. Relationship of the NPS to the planned Aviation Strategy The definitional shortcomings of the NPS are made worse by the absence of any clear explanation of how the NPS will dovetail with the proposed Aviation Strategy document - the prospective content of which has not even been published in draft form, let alone subject to the same research discussion and consultation that was undertaken for the south-east capacity issue. This misalignment of timing and absence of structural policy coherence leaves a prospective short-term vacuum during which a number of major projects could come forward without a suitable national policy framework. SASIG does not accept that the 2013 APF in any way meets this standard (a fact acknowledged in the presentations given by DfT officials at the public events that formed part of this consultation). More importantly, it does not allow consultees to judge whether the NPS is consistent with the Aviation Strategy when it is finally published. If the intention is to make amendments to the NPS based on the final version of the Aviation Strategy thereby ensuring consistency, this may help but also requires a policy-making process that is unnecessarily dislocated and confusing. The basic notion of a strategic national policy and national guidelines for strategic projects in the same sector consistent with it is sound and coherent. But to develop them independently and to different timescales smacks of clumsy administrative planning or, as a minimum, political exigency. Worse still it risks the development of incompatible long term policy provisions that will not meet the needs of the sector or indeed the local communities and environments that are directly or indirectly affected by airport development across the UK.

4. What is Expected of a Coherent National Airports/Aviation Policy To address these concerns, we ideally would like the NPS to identify other airports where capacity increases of more than 10 million passengers or 10,000 freight movements, are in prospect in the next 25 years. It should also reference other major infrastructure projects such as new runways, runway extensions, major surface access enhancements or large-scale ancillary development, above environmental impact assessment thresholds that should be safeguarded at airports in all parts of the UK. In the absence of any formal consideration of such projects before the national Aviation Strategy is completed, there should be some clarity introduced into the NPS document as to what is defined as a major airport project and therefore can be dealt with through the DCO process. As a worst case scenario, a cross-reference should be included in the final NPS indicating that a list of such projects elsewhere in the UK will be included in the Aviation Strategy document when it is published later in the decade.

5. Secondary Impacts SASIG’s second substantive concern is the failure of the NPS to adequately address the issue of secondary impacts arising from major airport projects (Runway 3 at Heathrow being a primary example), because these are not required within the scope of current

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environmental impact legislation. This is an area of legitimate concern and significant pressure on our member authorities and includes:

Extensive resource requirements to handle DCO and associated planning processes that are nowhere near covered by current planning charges and in the case of the DCO the absence of any opportunities to make charges on the developer at all;

pressures on social infrastructure towards which there are little or no developer contributions;

indirect effects of congestion and/or increased traffic on core transport corridors, local road networks and infrastructure that are essential for other purposes, not just accessing the airport;

environmental effects in the vicinity of airports from unauthorised off-airport car parks, roadside waiting and increased litter, etc;

inflationary impact on the local housing and commercial property markets, pushing them beyond the means of many indigenous residents and businesses;

competition pressures within the local labour market, shrinking the pool of potential employees available to non-airport related businesses and essential public services;

failure to consider pressures arising on public open space, tranquil areas, wildlife corridors, community networks and community cohesion.

In many cases, these issues give rise to unforeseen adverse consequences from airport development to which the local government funding is then expected to find solutions. Some mechanism needs to be built into future airport development consents that ensures these issues are addressed and then carefully monitored, so that pre and post-opening audit can examine whether any further financial provision is required by way of mitigation or compensation from the airport developer. Local authorities also ought to be able to:

significantly raise planning fees to reflect the scale of work involved in handling large scale developments, even through a DCO process;

impose CIL provisions that can adequately cater for social as well as transport infrastructure pressure directly associated with the airports expansion;

benefit from the great majority of business rates arising from the airport or; some combination of the above alongside S106 agreement(s)/statutory

undertakings. As an absolute minimum, the NPS should specifically require the airport promoter to undertake a secondary impact assessment, the contents of which should be agreed with relevant statutory authorities and included in the DCO application following appropriate consultation.

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6. Failure to Consider Airspace Planning Thirdly, similar criticisms to the foregoing could also be levelled at the absence of any statutory requirement for airspace planning to be encompassed within the DCO application for Heathrow. The third runway will make Heathrow one of the largest and most complex airport operations in the world and some of its most widely felt impacts will arise as a result of the airspace operations and corridor designs that are put in place to serve it. It would appear from the NPS that these matters will be taken forward separately from the Development Consent Order and handled under the Airspace Change provisions that both the Department and CAA have been consulting upon. Again, SASIG considers this will result in a misalignment of process timetables, which does not allow the full picture of the design and impact of an expanded Heathrow to be fully understood and definitively assessed through the statutory approval process. Given that the noise implications of the approach and departure routes may materially affect the ambience of many hundreds of thousands of households across London and the Home Counties, this seems to us to be a serious prospective problem which the Department ought to intervene to address.

7. Regional Air Links to Heathrow Fourthly, we are concerned that there is an absence of specifics within the draft NPS to ensure that comprehensive and equivalent access is provided from every corner of the UK to the de-facto national hub airport, whether by road, rail or air. In particular, this means that there must be an adequate supply of slots set aside in perpetuity for domestic air connections from across the UK to ensure that Heathrow can be reached within three hours from every part of the British Isles - including the devolved areas and Crown Dependencies. In a post-Brexit world, a case might even be made for special access to be permitted from British Overseas Territories in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, with primarily non-military functions and even to Commonwealth countries with whom the UK has strong historic ties and should be looking to trade with more extensively. Post Brexit, connectivity to global markets will be of even greater importance than hitherto, and the current situation in which only 7 of the UK’s regional cities have any kind of air link to Heathrow, let alone adequate frequency, cannot be allowed to manifest itself once a new runway is open. With this in mind the Government needs to consult closely with regional airports, their representatives and relevant stakeholders to develop an agreed framework for determining slot allocations to ensure these broad principles are delivered. The worst possible scenario is that Government arbitrarily determines the quantum and/or allocation of the slot portfolio reserved for this purpose. Such links are of great strategic importance to many of our member authorities and offer the potential for a sea change in global connectivity in a way that no other single infrastructure project in the UK, past, present or future, will allow. This aspect of the NPS will be a fundamental

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criterion against which local authorities with airport interests judge the value and status of the National Policy Statement.

8. Bridging the North South Divide Finally, the narrow geographical coverage of the NPS, in our view, sends out a strong political and policy message that only the London airport system is of national interest and that the remaining 40% of capacity elsewhere in the UK does not merit the same consideration from national Government. This despite the fact a substantive body of other Government policy has focused on developing a more joined-up approach in which the regions of the UK are recognised as making a substantial contribution to the national economy. It is strange that the airport NPS alone amongst all other infrastructure NPS’ has failed to provide comprehensive national coverage. This again, argues for a different approach or for a much stronger and more coherent link to the Aviation Strategy and its content when this is eventually published.

9. Conclusions In conclusion, although there may be differences amongst our members about the merits of the case for a third runway at Heathrow, SASIG as a group, has long maintained a neutral stance on the specific location of a new South East runway. Our member authorities will address any specific local or corporate concerns they may have about the draft NPS in their local authority responses. Collectively we are, however, very supportive of the concept of a National Policy Statement but feel that its geographical scope, the range of projects covered and the comprehensiveness of the issues it requires to be addressed during the DCO process, should all be expanded. In addition, its intended relationship with the Aviation Strategy document made explicit and, most importantly of all, its recognition that air links from all parts of the UK need to be provided and protected in perpetuity and that there is equality of access to global markets that needs to be both generous and absolute. We will be pleased to discuss our responses further with your officials and can be contacted through the Secretariat at this address: [email protected] Yours Sincerely,

Cllr Jamie Macrae Chair of SASIG

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RESPONSE FROM SASIG TO DFT CONSULTATION ON AIRSPACE MODERNISATION

AND NOISE

1. Introduction

The following represents the response of the Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group (SASIG) to your consultation on the proposals to modernize the way UK airspace and aviation noise is managed.

SASIG is the largest of the 20 or so Special Interest Groups formed under the auspices of the Local Government Association. It represents over 30 statutory local authorities from a combination of the shires and cities of England with a direct or indirect interest in the development of airports and, crucially, the communities that elected them. SASIG member authorities represent 11-12 million people within their boundaries and have a wide range of statutory responsibilities directly relevant to the future development and operation of airports and hence the implementation of national policy in this regard. These include:

land use and transport planning; local economic development; environmental mitigation and sustainability; climate change and air quality targets; the provision of health and social infrastructure and the overall welfare of the communities they represent.

SASIG members, therefore, have an important voice both when designing, commenting upon and implementing national policy. We trust Government recognises this and will therefore ascribe appropriate weight to our views in its consideration of the responses to this consultation, alongside those of other important interest groups (e.g. other statutory agencies, the aviation industry and business and local community groups).

In 2016, in anticipation of the various policy reviews to come, SASIG set up three Technical Working Groups (TWGs) to review key areas of aviation policy of particular interest to local authorities and the communities they represent. One of these Groups is the Environment, Planning and Airspace TWG which has co-ordinated SASIG’s review of, and response to, the CAA’s Airspace Change Process and more recently DfT’s Night Noise consultations. It is now acting in the same capacity with regard to the current Airspace and Noise consultations.

Members of the TWG have attended relevant CAA & DfT Focus Groups and more recently ANEG meetings. The wider membership have benefited from presentations from CAA and DfT officials across this subject area and participation in a purpose designed workshop to discuss SASIG’s consultation response on 7th April this year. Our response is therefore well informed and representative of member views and it is also structured to reflect the principal focus areas of the consultation:

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• Changes to Airspace • Assessing Noise in Airspace Decisions • Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN) • Ongoing Noise Management

However SASIG also wishes to raise a number of issues that are not explicitly covered by the consultation questions but which our members consider directly relevant to the subject matter at hand.

2. SASIG’s Core Principles

SASIG supports a sustainable approach to aviation and has developed 12 core principles against which it assesses all policy proposals by national or regional Government and any major airport or airspace change projects it is consulted upon. A number of those principles cover our strong support for the development of regional airports as reflected in our response to this consultation’s sister exercise on the National Policy Statement. But there are three principles that seem particularly pertinent here:

• To minimise adverse impacts – social, economic and environmental – by protecting people and non-transferable habitats.

• To ensure that the air transport industry, not local communities, pay the costs of the impact of air journeys.

• To work with Government to ensure noise impact on local communities from airport growth and airspace change is minimised and mitigated.

Put simply, policy or project related proposals need to demonstrate that impacts have been minimized and that where there are residual impacts they are mitigated or ultimately compensated. A stepped process is required as follows:

Engagement » Optioneering » Design Out » Mitigation » Compensation

This process should also place associated costs firmly with the airport/scheme promoter and not local authorities or their communities.

The foregoing has many similarities to the Balanced Approach promoted by ICAO and given legal force by Regulation (EU) No 598/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on 16th April 2014, which we support. Where we take issue with those provisions is that they are not explicit about who pays any additional costs that may arise from reviewing and determining such proposals (application fees are rarely sufficient to do so), and managing their indirect and induced costs. SASIG’s view on this is clear, namely that it is the scheme or airspace change promoter - not the local

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authority or other community interests - that should be responsible for meeting such costs, either through enhanced fees and S106 agreements/CIL levies; failing which local authorities should be able to reclaim relevant costs through the business rates they can levy on the airport. We would like to see these principles set out clearly in relevant policy documentation.

Our parallel response to the NPS consultation sets out our concerns about secondary impacts in greater detail. We attach great importance to the direct, indirect and induced cost burdens imposed by these impacts being recognised alongside the primary impacts that are identified in Environmental Impact Assessments. This is because, unlike primary impacts, which scheme or airspace change promoters are obliged to address through mitigation/compensation, secondary impacts are not similarly catered for. The options here, therefore, appear to be either the promoter (or ultimate scheme beneficiary or beneficiaries) should make appropriate contributions to these costs in the normal way, local authorities should be enabled to retain business rates from the relevant airport and then apportion them appropriately to those impacted or to address issues such as secondary impacts like pressures on social infrastructure, local roads and housing markets pro-actively.

3. Changes to Airspace

SASIG accepts there is a strong case for airspace modernisation to take advantage of satellite based technological innovations and to re-organising the aging architecture of the UK’s controlled and managed airspace. We are probably beyond the point of being able to continue with a patch and mend approach. However, we are keen to ensure that it is not just the need for new capacity, that drives any changes – our view is that reconfiguration must also be as concerned with environmental improvements and long term environmental sustainability.

We support the tiered structure to airspace changes, but offer the following comments on the detail:

Perhaps Tier 3 changes could be renamed Airspace ‘usage’ or ‘operational’ changes to distinguish them from structural design changes.

This may also help with the problem that it is not clear when a Tier 3 change becomes so significant that it has Tier 2 status.

Tier 3 changes use historic baseline data and regularly updated information. When does the data indicate that there is a problem that merits the instigation of the Tier 3 procedure?

Should a Tier 3 procedure not result in a Route Action Plan, similar to a Noise Action Plan?

Could a Tier 3 change be reversed, or mitigation proposed. Our concern is that market forces may make it difficult to reverse because of potential compensation claims?

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Tier 2 changes need to take on the equivalent status of a major planning application and there is strong argument for including it within the scope of DCO procedures with PINS acting as independent arbiters.

The trials procedure is too long – needs speeding up to increase certainty for residents.

Could airport consultative committees be invited to provide a helping hand in undertaking a first sieve to identify what airspace changes their airports needed?

SASIG’s west London members have flagged that even relatively minor Tier 3 changes can become a significant and therefore need to be kept to a minimum.

Respite is important and needs to be retained.

More clarity is also required on what happens if the consultation shows there isn’t local agreement on the solution and who ultimately takes responsibility for weighing the economic vs community effects. SASIG considers it important that local authorities are fully engaged in this process.

4. Assessing Noise in Airspace Decisions

SASIG understands the need for Government to consider methods by which aircraft emissions can be reduced but we do not believe that this should be given priority over local noise impacts at currently prescribed flight levels. Most noise complaints in London relate to <6,000ft and therefore we need to adjust current guidance when airspace changes are brought forward to make flight level 8,000 ft the point at which noise takes priority over heavily urbanized areas and 6,000 ft elsewhere. Our foci in terms of emissions are the ground operations of the airport, managing local air quality (especially where it is approaching or over exceedance levels), and controlling and mitigating other primary and secondary impacts that result in significant sources of emissions. It is important from SASIG’s point of view that CO2 emissions are seen in this context and prioritised accordingly in any new policy framework. Hence we would envisage the removal of stacks, gate to gate procedures, reducing ground running of aircraft, airport carbon neutrality and changes to the surface access mix as being the areas where climate change objectives could most productively be pursued.

SASIG is also keen to see the use of both the LEQ57 noise contour and Lden (Day, evening, night) in noise measurement and airspace planning and suggests the use of N-above contours in addition as these are generally easier to understand. There is precedent for this since MAG acquired Stansted and began working closely with Uttlesford District Council, which we welcome. Indeed, we would argue that a generic review of standard noise planning contours is probably now needed to reflect WHO and other emerging health impact advice. Moving to a standard 54 Leq contour and an appropriate Lden equivalent would be a prudent medium term policy and would have the major advantage of sending an unambiguous policy signal that progressive and

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material reductions in noise form part of future airspace and capacity planning and that ATM growth must move in parallel with noise reduction.

We are pleased to see the consultation document proposes to give respite equal billing to concentration. Clearly the detail of how this works will need to be dependent on operational parameters and local stakeholder engagement but as a principle giving some periods of alleviation in an otherwise air intensive environment seems intuitively fair. It would also be remiss not to raise under this heading the loss of PPG24 during the ‘bonfire of planning guidance’ the last government undertook. PPG24 is uniquely one of those pieces of legislation that airport operators, local authorities and their communities all agreed played an important function in creating clear guidelines and certainty. SASIG has discussed this issue with the AoA and RABA and there is a unity of purpose in calling for its re-instatement or for some equivalent to replace it. Public Health England has said there is to be a new Pro-PG (Professional Practice Guidance) published on 17th June on noise – it is not clear if it will have any aviation-specific content. If not we would like to see DfT take action on this issue. We attach very high priority to it and would be willing to get involved in any industry-wide technical group set up to produce revised guidance.

The proposal to make local authorities the competent authority for ensuring airspace change proposals are in line with the ICAO/EU balanced approach provisions is welcomed in principle by SASIG, but with the very strong caveat that relevant local authorities have to (a) be able to recover their resource costs from the change promoter, and (b) have access to specialist expertise, either through ICANN or a panel of approved consultants. SASIG can provide a focal point for local authority specialists and is willing to establish a specialist Technical Working Group to liaise with external experts and share knowledge and best practice, but it cannot do this without external assistance and in reality some funding support. The principle that central Government transfers extra responsibilities to local authorities, where they reflect the localism agenda is acknowledged, but this cannot be done without appropriate resource transfer and we would like this to be clearly acknowledged by Ministers.

Other more practical administrative concerns include:

Who would be the competent authority for noise where several authorities’ areas are impacted – as for example at Heathrow?

Further detail is needed on the additional powers designated airports might be given to respond to noise problems facing their communities and how these would be exercised. Could for example, their local authority stakeholders propose mitigation or compensation measures or would they only be allowed to originate at the airports discretion?

There needs to be a call-in function for disputes and DfT guidance is needed on this.

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5. Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN)

The need for an Independent Noise Authority as set out by the Davies Commission has been one of SASIG’s red lines throughout its engagement on airspace policy matters since 2013. We therefore welcome its inclusion in the consultation document although we remain a little disappointed that ICCAN seems to be a watered-down version of IANA as recommended by the Davies Commission. However we consider that:

It should not be regarded as a short-term body, but as a permanent feature of the ‘airscape’.

Its remit should be extended to including providing expertise on a consultancy basis to local authorities.

It could have an ombudsman type role for disputes that have reached a deadlock? It might be given a role beyond merely being an advisory body and given more teeth

(e.g. powers to require mediation procedures). Noise Action Plans could be submitted by airports to ICCAN, which would audit their

implementation. ICCAN review should be in 3 years, or there should be an interim review if it is kept

at 5 years. Its role in the planning process is seen as quality/compliance checking (e.g. of EIAs)

rather than making recommendations on planning applications. The Australian equivalent may provide a useful model.

SASIG has a firm view that ICANN should be publicly, not CAA (i.e. industry) funded, although offering advice on a consultancy basis might also contribute to its income as well as selling publications and organising specialist courses or conferences. It may also be worth considering within its remit a longer term role in providing safeguarding advice.

6. Ongoing Noise Management

Although the fundamental principles of noise protection need to be as stated earlier:

Minimise »Mitigate » Compensate

we also recognise monitoring and review is an important component of an overarching aviation noise regime.

In this regard we would like to see:

compensation paid at the onset of noise disturbance and not delayed by the use of trigger points such as completion of the development which could be some years down the line.

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Individual incidents of noise not just decibel data forming part of the compensation regime as emerging evidence suggests that it is the number of incidents rather than the total noise load that primarily disturbs residents.

We are also keen to see comparative airport noise tables published so that airports who are able to offer, or willing to invest in better noise environments should be able to benefit commercially in terms of business and revenue compared to their competitors.

7. Other Relevant Policy Issues

Finally SASIG would like to raise a number of other policy issues/proposals that we

consider relevant to the current consultation.

First, what is being compensated – reduced property values or quality of life? Should the industry not be obliged to compensate for all the damage it occurs and if

not what are the principles that govern situations or activity where this is not the case?

Masterplans require the proper consideration of noise impacts arising from future airport development – they should be required to include airspace change proposals and given formal statutory status through the planning system to help expedite planning applications.

Masterplans can also provide a useful function in terms of safeguarding, by including relevant obstacle surface, PSZ, RESA etc maps within them. The current devolved system does not work for anything but the largest airports who have the resources to patrol it and is a major concern for local authorities and airports alike. It is a classic example of the problem with one size fits all policy.

Serious consideration also needs to be given to the problem of noise created by helicopters which is totally different to that created by fixed wing aircraft. SASIG strongly feels that more attention should be given to this issue as it will affect airspace particularly at smaller airports. This consideration should subsequently, lead to a separate set of limits and guidelines.

8. Conclusions

SASIG supports the holistic definition of sustainable development with a focus on the best interests of local communities and has been developing this concept for some time with a view to sharing it as part of the aviation strategy consultation work. SASIG accepts that well regulated airspace change and noise management processes can make a major contribution to achieving our long-term vision of a sustainable airports being the norm for the UK.

However, SASIG has noticed that there is a tendency for Government to adopt a one size fits all policy in the field of aviation policy. We would like to believe that DfT officials are capable of resisting such conveniences and can devise a much more flexible, multi-faceted and yet cohesive approach in this policy area as well as other affecting the

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aviation sector. Put simply, Newquay airport is not Heathrow! It does not have the same type or level of traffic, nor the same environment and relationship with its neighbouring communities as Heathrow. A policy framework designed to regulate airspace and noise at the latter will therefore be totally unsuitable for the former. In addition to recognising where there is a need for common standards, policy must also be capable, therefore, of explicitly acknowledging the different standards and requirements that associated with for example:

• scheduled vs business aviation, • urban vs rural airport locations, • larger vs smaller facilities, and • South East vs Regional airports.

Promoters and approval authorities require this flexibility, but also a clear framework to work within. SASIG is not yet convinced that Government has delivered this. The absence of any replacement for PPG24 and the failure to identify clearly the requirement for airport masterplans to be statutorily adopted are major gaps in the current policy edifice and important components of the framework local authorities would require if they are to take on a more pro-active role in this area.

SASIG also needs Government to recognize that, in a period of unprecedented pressures on local authority budgets, devolving a material role in relation to the oversight of airspace changes would become a resource issue too far for local authorities and that a means of adequately compensating for the resource involved needs to be determined before any such role is commenced.

We would welcome the opportunity to engage further and discuss our response with your officials and can be contacted through the Secretariat at this e-mail address: [email protected]; or in writing at the address on our web site.

Yours Sincerely,

Cllr Jamie Macrae

Chair of SASIG

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Item 8: Update/discussion on website review and actions

Decision requested: that SASIG approve the ongoing review of the website and that any costs are accounted for within the approved budget of 2017/18. It has previously been agreed that a review of the SASIG website is needed for a variety of reasons including:

inherited from Surrey CC - not our own design or specification, making some changes/upgrades difficult

old version of Wordpress not user-friendly tired and outdated appearance library section unusable not much content for non-members to see/access possible cause for low key member inter-action location of documents of some documents can be unclear

The review process began with a meeting between Cllr Artus and Rebecca Crawford from Northpoint on 28th March. Following this meeting, both participants produced a set of notes from which Rebecca put together a brief ready to send to the website agency upon approval. (See below). Main conclusions arising from this meeting are that the website:

needs a rebuild rather than tweaks to current site; should be easy to navigate with obvious headings, etc; should have a clean and uncluttered appearance with good imagery; needs to appeal to non-members as well as members.

A brief for the new website is attached. Rebecca has taken the lead on this and will continue liaising with Orwell Solutions to look at ways of helping to improve the site and its content on a cost-efficient basis and with the full approval of CAG. Likely costs are of the order of £3,500.

Newsletter: Additionally it was decided that the monthly Newsletter was too long and should only contain items relevant and of interest to SASIG members. It should also include Editor’s highlights and key milestones. Some of the Newsletter actions regarding the Newsletter that arose out of this meeting, such as changes to some

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of the section headings and personalising the newsletter with recipient names, have now been taken forward. It will continue to be monitored and reviewed on a regular basis.

Website Design Brief for SASIG 6 April 2017 Introduction SASIG needs to redesign and redevelop its website, see: http://sasig.org.uk SASIG is a group of Local Authorities from across the country with an interest in strategic aviation issues (usually because they have an airport in their region). The members work to ensure that UK aviation policy is implemented in a manner that reconciles economic, social and environmental issues. SASIG was originally formed in 1999 on the basis of a recognised need for national collaboration to deliver a co-ordinated voice for Local Authorities. A mechanism through which to achieve this was as a ‘special interest group’ of the Local Government Association. The driving priority was to have national representation, not just a London-centric position. SASIG Local Authorities now represent a population of around 11 million people, more than a fifth of the total population of England. Site Aim The website should:

Make relevant information easily accessible to members Engage non-members with SASIG

Project Objectives The current SASIG website looks old-fashioned and tired, the imagery is not engaging and the content lay-out is confusing and offers little for non-members of SASIG. The homepage specifically needs re-working to increase engagement. The site is not mobile-friendly. We want to improve the look and functionality of the website:

It should look clean, light, modern uncluttered and enticing.

It should be easy to navigate with obvious headings, simple text and bullet points.

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We should increase engagement and utility to members as well as

increasing the content and interest for non-members.

We would like to make documents easier to find and allow more detailed

monitoring of usage.

It should feature attractive aviation imagery, possibly rotating. Target Audience

Local Authority Members of SASIG - Councillors, senior management, strategic planners, transportation managers, environmental officers etc.

Other LGA authorities (non-members) with an airport in, or materially affecting, their area and hence a need to deal with either direct or indirect issues arising from this.

Non LGA external organisations with an interest in SASIG’s activities and views and the impacts of airports (positive and negative) at a local/city/ regional level (e.g. Parish Councils, local community groups, airport consultative committees, local media, NGOs etc)

Call to Action We want to encourage non-members to become members of SASIG. The non-members section of the site should contain enough content to provide some interest and get them engaged with the site whilst acknowledging that certain information is only for members and encouraging them to contact SASIG to find out about becoming a member. Perhaps we could (for discussion with designer):

Move member section to a tab rather than constantly on left side of page which makes the site look less ‘members only’

Provide a tab for Local Authorities interested in membership or for others with affiliate status (eg Parish/Town Councils. Consultative Committees, sponsors)

Have a floating box/landing page which appears upfront on accessing the website and asks whether you are a member or not. If yes, click through to member content, or if no just view the website.

They should email SASIG or fill in the enquiry form (tbc) for more information. Specific Requirements of the New Site The site should portray SASIG as:

Informative about aviation issues

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Engaged with Government/industry bodies on aviation issues Professional

Size of the website The website will be similar to its current size but with a few additional pages. Content

We’re happy with some of the content on the existing site, and much of it will form the basis of the new site, however we plan to go through all the pages and do a content audit, reduce the copy in some sections, merge others, drop some pages altogether and add some new ones in.

We will provide a list of pages we would like on the site and envisage a click through depth of up to five layers.

We have some suitable aviation images which could be used (usage free) and could ask our Local Authorities for photos of their specific airports.

Members should see the site as a useful resource for aviation-related information and documents and a tool for keeping them updated with current issues in the sector.

It should also inform them of SASIG news, meetings and publications. It should have more obvious click-throughs to other key sites (e.g. DfT,

CAA, TSC, AoA, RABA)

Functionality

We would like to achieve a simple search facility for the library which can retrieve any of the documents posted on the website as well as any others which might be loaded separately onto the library.

The site should be mobile & tablet friendly.

Updating content We need to be able to update the content on a regular basis in-house and will need it to be built on a platform which can enable this. Analytics We would like to be able to track who visits the site and where they go within it.

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Online marketing

Social media – we have discussed building a Linked-In page for SASIG so we may need this integrated into the website, tbc. Please provide a (separate) quote for build of a branded Linked-in page.

Email – please provide a (separate) quote for creating a branded template for Mailchimp, that we can use for our monthly newsletters and other member communications.

Required response Please provide costs for:

1. Initial build of the website and specify number of creative options that will be proposed.

2. Ad hoc maintenance and support as required (Regular site updates will be made by Northpoint Aviation on behalf of SASIG. But support may occasionally be required, especially in the initial stages with the new site)

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Item 9: Forward-look and future planning for development of SASIG and its membership Recommendation: That SASIG members note the content of the attached presentation regarding future development of SASIG and its membership. Comments are invited at the AGM and for a further period to follow. Following the Chairman’s Advisory Group (CAG) meeting on 7th June 2017, CAG held an additional meeting under Chatham House rules to take a forward-look at SASIG and its work over the next two years. This is likely to be a busy, and in terms of aviation policy development, crucial period that will impose significant demands on SASIG and CAG’s view was that thought is needed in advance on how to manage it. Issues covered in CAG’s initial discussion included: (a) ensuring available resources for all necessary research and development; (b) examining and stablishing a remit that will be relevant to a wider audience, to include members and also non-members; (c) extend SASIG’s influence in Government, building on its higher profile and extending the group’s recognition, engagement and influence in Government with officials and Ministers; (d) develop better co-ordination with like-minded partners (e.g. UKACCs, AoA/RABA, LEPs, Core Cities & Key Cities, Business Chambers).

SASIG is now clearly recognised by DfT as the voice of local authorities on aviation but one of its key objectives is to see more tangible outcomes from its influence and how that can be highlighted and delivered. The best way of securing this is by generating new ideas, proposals and solutions that are based on targeted research and that are well presented. To achieve this we need to engage existing members more closely, encourage new members to join and reach out to strategic partners and important political influencers.

CAG is therefore keen to ask members to contribute towards the development of what is in effect a two year action plan which can then be submitted for endorsement by the wider membership at the next full SASIG meeting later this year.

The attached presentation will provide the basis for discussion at the July meeting.

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Purpose of the Afternoon’s Discussion

Prior to the AGM, undertake an review of SASIG’s key challenges

over the next two years and develop an Action Plan to:

a) Retain LGA SIG status, ensure SASIG remains financially solvent

beyond March 2019 and develops the extant VfM offer to Members.

b) Increase membership or find sponsorship to generate additional

income for research, networking and lobbying activity and to

improve the Group’s online/media presence.

c) Build on Group’s enhanced profile to extend engagement with

Government officials, SPADS, Ministers, APPG’s and MPs.

d) Offer policy advice and strategic leadership to SASIG’s Members,

strategic partners, affiliates and other key stakeholders the review of

UK aviation policy over the next two years.

e) Develop co-ordinated platforms with like minded partners (e.g.

UKACCs, AoA/RABA, LEPs, Core & Key Cities, Business Chambers);

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Review of Prospective Work and

Engagement DemandsPost Election two years of intensive policy development will result in:

Consultations

� Aviation Strategy x 6-8 responses

� CAA x 2-3 responses; 2-3 TSC Inquiries

� Project consultation: x 3 responses (e.g. LHR, Tier 2 airspace, Manston)

� Other relevant consultations (NIC, Midlands Engine, Northern

Powerhouse, Brexit, Industrial Strategy, Planning Policy etc)

Engagement with Government & Regulators:

� EAG, ANEG, COSIRA, Aviation Strategy Group, Bi-laterals with officials

from DfT and other relevant Departments and agencies

Parliamentary and Industry Lobbying

� Ministers, TSC, APPG, Reception, MPs, Conferences

TOTAL: 15-20 CONSULTATION RESPONSES; 30-35 OTHER

EXTERNAL MEETINGS

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Maximising SASIG's InfluenceSASIG now clearly recognised by DfT as voice of Local Authorities

on aviation; but how to secure real influence on policy outcomes?

Influence depends upon:

� Positive engagement, offering new ideas and solutions based supported by

research and evidence

� Secure bi-laterals with DfT officials, regular letters/meetings with Ministers

� Engagement with other departments, particularly DCLG, HMT, Cabinet

Office, No 10 Policy Unit, More engagement with MP’s/Parliament.

� Securing broader alliance with other stakeholders on selected issues (e.g.

SIG’s, LEPs, AOA/RABA, UKACCs, Core & Key Cities, Business Chambers)

� Pro-active lobbying of TSC, APPG, MPs, Mayors and Council Leaders

� Having the Membership/funding resources to undertake the above

Need to find a tone that is ‘constructive but assertive’ and back it

up with MP ‘champions’ and combined letters from members

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Securing Wider Stakeholder Support

Who Why/OnWhat? How?

LEPs Surface access, skills, local economic/infra development – EZs, LDOs

Joint research and publications; surface access + funding guides

Business Chambers and TourismDMOs

Connectivity, air access to LHR, freight

Presentation to BCCI, joint statement

Airports RABA and AoA

Safeguarding, planning, sustainability initiatives, local engagement

MoU, joint submissions, position statements

Core & Key Cities Airports and cities; regional connectivity

Research, publish reports, APPG Inquiry

UKACCs Environmental and secondary impacts, airspace changes

MoU, exchange of papers, regular meetings

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Creating Added Value for the Existing

Membership. � Survey to establish what Members want from SASIG?

� Tailor services – to reflect membership wishes and the availability of

resources

� Target research where it can have most impact on issues of policy significance

to Local Authorities?

� Main Meetings, TWGs, Newsletter, Website, Linked-in Group

� Parliamentary Reception, Conference participation, publish research develop

relationships with journalists (national, regional and industry)

� How do we measure vfm/membership contentment?

� Quantify value – need to find a metric(s) to quote to potential new members

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� Survey – use to introduce to SASIG non-members

� Reception – Use to invite non-members?

� Political introductions: divide into regions and/or political parties

and allocate responsibilities to CAG/Secretariat

� Discounts for new members/or incremental members to existing

members/groups

� Refresh double sided two page leaflet on SASIG

� Summer/autumn campaign – of meetings/visits

� Sponsorship: Target local government suppliers (Project managers,

framework contractors, outsourcers, media)

� Affiliates – Devolved administrations, parish councils, etc

� Secure extra income by charging Affiliates for access to web site,

receive Newsletter, invitations to events etc. Discounts for

parish/town councils where Local Authority is member

Increasing Membership and Income

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Action Plan – Next Steps

� Outline proposals to July AGM and secure support for for preparation of plan and intermediate steps

� Period for member feedback - to include a questionnaire based consultation to structure feedback and ascertain priorities

� Seek external views of SASIG (e.g. from DfT, CAA, AoA, Sustainable Aviation)

� Prepare draft plan to next CAG

� Seek sign off of Action Plan at SASIG meeting next October

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Item 10: Guest speaker from Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) The speaker for the SASIG full meeting and AGM on Thursday: 6th July 2017 will either be Tim Johnson, Director, Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) or his deputy, Cait Hewitt. The speaker intends to cover what they see as the weaknesses in the draft airports National Policy Statement and the community groups response to the proposals in the airspace consultation. Following the AEF presentation and talk, there will be a question and answer session.

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Find Us Located just a few minutes from Old Street Tube station (on the Northern Line), the CIHT office on Britannia Walk is within easy travelling distance of all major stations and business centres of Central London.

London Undergound Our local London Underground station is Old Street (on the Northern Line).

National Rail From Euston: take the London Underground’s Northern Line towards Morden via Bank From Fenchurch Street: walk to Tower Hill, and take the London Underground's Circle Line Westbound to

Moorgate. Change here for the Northern Line to Old Street. Alternatively, take the District Line to Monument, walk to Bank and take the Northern Line to Old Street From Kings Cross/St Pancras: take the London Underground’s Northern Line towards Morden via Bank

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London Bridge tube and take the Northern Line towards Edgware From Victoria: take the London Underground’s Victoria Line Northbound towards Cockfosters or Walthamstow

Central and alight at Euston. Continue on from Euston (see above)

Bus The 243 (from Waterloo), 205 (from Paddington), 43, 76, 55 (from Oxford Circus), 214 all serve Old Street station*.

Walking from Old Street Tube Station It takes approximately four minutes to walk from Old Street Tube Station. Take Exit One from the Old Street underground station. This will bring you out onto City Road, proceed north up City Road following the signs for Moorfield Eye Hospital. Continue on past East Road and Provost Street, the next road is Britannia Walk. Proceed north up Britannia Walk, the M By Montcalm Hotel will be on your right and Pret A Manger on your left. Our offices are at the top end of Britannia Walk on the left hand side.

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