The Secretary of State has granted development consent for this application. For further information please refer to the following decision documentation:

• Secretary of State Decision Letter (PDF, 706 KB)
• Examining Authority Recommendation Report (PDF, 11 MB)
• Independent Aviation Assessor Report (PDF, 1 MB)
• Development Consent Order as made by the Secretary of State (PDF , 923 KB)
• Habitats Regulation Assessment (PDF, 2 MB)
• Regulation 23 Notice (PDF, 120 KB)

The responses to the Secretary of State’s third consultation for the purposes of his re-determination of the application to upgrade and reopen Manston Airport has been published.

Any questions please email the case team: [email protected]

The Secretary of State has issued a letter (PDF, 127 KB) requesting further clarification from the Applicant on the environmental information submitted in support of the Manston Airport Development Consent Order application, and compulsory acquisition powers. The deadline is 23:59 on 28 March 2022.

The responses to the Secretary of State’s second consultation for the purposes of his re-determination of the application to upgrade and reopen Manston Airport has been published.

Any questions please email the case team: [email protected]

The Department for Transport has issued a letter notifying Interested Parties that the Secretary of State has extended the deadline in which to respond to his latest consultation of 21 October 2021. The deadline for any response is now 3 December 2021.

The Secretary of State’s Statement of Matters (PDF, 179 KB) issued on 11 June 2021 set out that he had appointed an independent aviation assessor to advise him on matters relating to the need for the development and to draft a report summarising those findings. This report has now been published.

The Secretary of State has now issued a letter (PDF, 176 KB) to the Applicant and Interested Parties inviting comments on the independent aviation assessor’s draft report (PDF, 3 MB), the suite of responses to his first consultation and other representations deemed relevant for the purposes of the re-determination of the application. The deadline for any response is 23:59 on 19 November 2021.

The suite of responses to the Secretary of State’s first consultation for the purposes of his re-determination of the application to upgrade and reopen Manston Airport has been published.

The Secretary of State has issued a letter (PDF, 146 KB) setting out the next steps following receipt of the responses.

The independent aviation assessor appointed to advise the Secretary of State on matters relating to the need for the development will now draft a report, which will take into account the consultation response suite. This report will be published here in due course and, alongside the consultation response suite, will form the subject of a further consultation.

The Secretary of State has responded (PDF, 125 KB) to a query seeking further information (PDF, 268 KB) on the redetermination process and has refused a request for an extension to the deadline for responses.

Following the High Court’s Order dated 15 February 2021 quashing the decision to grant development consent for the upgrade and reopening of Manston Airport, the Secretary of State has issued his ‘Statement of Matters’ (PDF, 179 KB) and invites Interested Parties to submit further representations for the purposes of his re-determination of the application. The deadline for any response is 23:59 on 9 July 2021.

Following an Order of the High Court made on 15 February 2021 the decision of the Secretary of State dated 9 July 2020 to grant the application by RiverOak Strategic Partners Ltd for development consent for the proposed redevelopment of Manston Airport has been quashed. The Secretary of State must now re-determine that application. Further details on the re-determination process will be published here in due course.

The Secretary of State has granted development consent for this application. For further information please refer to the following decision documentation:

Planning Inspectorate Notification of Decision Letter
Secretary of State Decision Letter
Development Consent Order as made by the Secretary of State
Examining Authority’s Recommendation Report
Post-Examination Submissions
Regulation 23 Notice
Habitats Regulations Assessment

A Statement has been laid in Parliament by the Minister of State for Transport announcing a new deadline of 10 July 2020 for the decision.

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The responses to the Secretary of State’s Consultation of 17 January 2020 have now been published.

The Secretary of State for Transport has set a new deadline for the decision for this application which is 18 May 2020.

The Secretary of State for Transport has set a new deadline for the decision for this application which is 18 May 2020.

The Secretary of State for Transport has asked for comments and further information in relation to a range of matters by 31 January 2020.

The Examination closed at 23:59 on Tuesday 09 July 2019.

The Examining Authority’s Fifth Written Questions have been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 9 and Deadline 10 have now been published.

The Examining Authority’s Fifth Written Questions have been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 9 have now been published.

The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

The Examining Authority’s Fourth Written Questions have been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 8 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

The Report on the Implications for European Sites (RIES) has been published.

The Examining Authority’s second draft Development Consent Order has been published.

A letter varying the Examination Timetable has been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 7a have now been published. The exam Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

The agendas for the hearings being held between 3 and 7 June 2019 have been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 7 have now been published.

The Examining Authority’s Third Written Questions have been published.

The Examining Authority’s initial version of the draft Development Consent Order has been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 6 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

A letter giving notice of hearings in June 2019 has been issued to Interested Parties.

The Examining Authority’s Second Written Questions dealing with traffic and transport have been published.

The Examining Authority’s Second Written Questions have been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 4 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

The agendas for next week’s hearings have now been published.

A letter amending the Examination Timetable has been published.

The Submissions to Deadline 3 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

A notification of March hearings and the Accompanied Site Inspection has been published.

The Submissions from Deadline 2 have now been published.

Submissions to Deadline 1 have now been published. The Examination Library will be updated as soon as practicable.

This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 17 July 2018.

The application documents will be made available if the application is accepted for examination.
It is for the Applicant to decide whether or not application documents can be published upon submission (see government guidance).

The application has been withdrawn. Please see the Applicant’s letter.

This application was received by the Planning Inspectorate on 10 April 2018.

The application documents will be made available if the application is accepted for examination.

It is for the Applicant to decide whether or not application documents can be published upon submission (see government’s Planning Act 2008: guidance on the Pre-application process).

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